Neo-Colonialism Reconsidered
A Case Study of East Africa in the 1960s and 1970s
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9306675 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ichiro Maekawa (Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 317-341 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Imperial & Commonwealth History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-6534 • E-ISSN: 1743-9329 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03086534.2014.982406 |
| OpenAlex | W2081645753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 27 |
A former major base of British colonialism, East Africa, has served as one of the testing grounds for what has been referred to as neo-colonialism. According to Kwame Nkrumah, neo-colonialism indicates that although 'in theory', a colony attains independence, '[i]n reality its economic system and thus its political policy is directed from outside' (Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism. London: Panaf Books, 2004 [1965]). This article challenges this image of neo-colonialism. Based on British documents of the late 1960s and early 1970s, most of which have become available to the public only in the last decade, and sources in East African libraries, it casts new light on British external relations with East Africa in the heady days of independence. These documents demonstrate that the new states of East Africa enjoyed a substantial degree of autonomy, that Britain's development aid was inconsistent and that Britain's involvement in the affairs of its former colonies was reluctant. These accounts reveal that the impact of British policy on newly independent states was actually limited, and thus the nature of Britain's relationship with its ex-colonies and the discourse of neo-colonialism are debatable
Archaeology · China · Colonialism · East Asia · Geography · Political science · African history and culture studies · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History
Introduction
Geopolitical Implications of Educational Diplomacy
The British End of the British Empire
Losing the Blanket, Building a Fence
Power and the Presidency in Kenya
Just Like in Colonial Times? Administrative Practice and Local Reflections on ‘Grassroots Neocolonialism’ in Autonomous and Postcolonial Dahomey, 1958–65
The Tana-Beles Project in Ethiopia and the Making of Postcolonial Humanitarianism, 1938–1994
Colonialism and underdevelopment in east Africa
Underdevelopment in Kenya
The Development Business
Triumph of the Expert
The Decline of Sterling
Colonialism in Question
Britain, the Old Commonwealth and the Problem of Rhodesian Independence, 1964–65
The imperialism of decolonization
Underdevelopment in Kenya, the political economy of neo-colonialism
Federation in East Africa
Patterns of Trade and Development
The Official History of Colonial Development
Pan-Africanism
Underdevelopment in Kenya, the Political Economy of Neo-Colonialism, 1964-71
Multinational Corporations in the Political Economy of Kenya
The Association Agreement Between the European Economic Community and the Partner States of the East African Community 1
Neo-Colonialism
The End of the East African Community
Colonialism and Underdevelopment In East Africa
Colonialism and Development
Development through Integration
Contending Issues in African Development. Advances, Challenges, and the Future
The Political Economy of Housing and Urban Development in Africa
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,78 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2024 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |