An African View of Indirect Rule in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6020257 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Z K Matthews, Zoë Matthews (0000-0003-1533-6618, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1937 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 145 |
| Pages | 433-437 |
| Publication date | 1937-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | African Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0001-9909 • E-ISSN: 1468-2621 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a101479 |
| OpenAlex | W2280608899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
THERE is perhaps no administrative policy in Africa which arouses so little enthusiasm among Africans, especially educated Africans, as that of Indirect Rule. This attitude causes no little surprise and perhaps irritation among those who regard this policy as the high-water mark of the genius of British Administration in that it is based upon that common sense which recognises the fact that circumstances alter cases, that constant trial-and-error method, that steady evolution rather than sudden revolution for which the British
Colonial rule · Colonialism · Geography · Indirect rule · Political science · African history and culture studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa
| Citations per year | 0.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |