H. C. Bankole-Bright and Politics in Colonial Sierra Leone, 1919-1958
Series: African Studies; 64;
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 15 November 1990
- ISBN 9780521365154
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages292 pages
- Size 228x152x21 mm
- Weight 550 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
This substantial and thoroughly documented book is a political biography of an important figure in Sierra Leone.
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This substantial and thoroughly documented book is a political biography of an important figure in Sierra Leone. It is also a comment on two of the major themes of the country's history - the relations between the Colony (Krio society) and the Protectorate (the earlier inhabitants of the territory) and, more importantly, the position of the imperial regime vis-&&&225;-vis its colonial subjects. The author, a Sierra Leonean and a Krio himself, skilfully examines the country's recent history through the life of Dr H. C. Bankole-Bright, an important leader of the Krio people. The Krio, descendants of the freed slaves, were the elite of Sierra Leone for more than a century, but ultimately they failed to master mass electorial politics during the period of decolonization leading to independence. Dr Bankole-Bright's failure is seen as emblematic of the disappointed hopes of the Krio as a political group in Sierra Leone. An underlying theme of the book is the misrepresentation of the Krio people in Sierra Leone historiography.
"Written by Akintola J.G. Wyse, one of Sierra Leone's most prolific historians..." American Historical Review
Table of Contents:
Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Growing up: background to his family and early life; 2. Background to politics in the twentieth century; 3. Politics in earnest: the setting up of the N.C.B.W.A., 1919-1924; 4. In the Legislative Council, 1924-1939: the drama of confrontation; 5. In the Legislative Council, 1924-1939: constructive opposition; 6. At the crossroads: the flickering flames of Congress and the challenge of W.A.Y.L., 1936-1939; 7. In the political wilderness: the turbulent years, 1939-1951; 8. Second innings in Parliament: the twilight years, 1951-1957; 9. Bankole-Bright and colonial politics: an assessment; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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