Symbol of Authority
The British District Officer in Africa
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Date of Publication: 20 August 2020
Number of Volumes: Paperback
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Product details:
ISBN13: | 9781350176164 |
ISBN10: | 1350176168 |
Binding: | Paperback |
No. of pages: | 360 pages |
Size: | 216x138 mm |
Weight: | 413 g |
Language: | English |
Illustrations: | 8 integrated b/w plates |
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Long description:
In this book, Anthony Kirk-Greene, who served as a district officer in Nigeria for over a decade, draws upon personal memoirs, diaries, private and official papers, and his own experience, to paint a vivid picture of the service from his perspective. Symbol of Authority explores the socio-educational status of district officers, their recruitment and training, and what they did in both their work and leisure.
Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations - vi
Foreword by J.H. Smith, CBE - vii
Abbreviations - xi
Introduction - xv
Part I. Stepping Stones
1. The Colonial Administrative Service: Chronology and Context - 1
2. Towards a Colonial Service Career - 15
3. Training for the Colonial Service - 42
Part II. The Heart of the Matter
4. First Tour - 60
5. The Day's Work: In Station - 94
6. The Day's Work: On Tour - 124
7. The Day's Work: The Secretariat - 143
8. After the Day's Work - 164
9. Through Female Eyes - 180
Part III. All Change
10. The District Officer and Decolonization - 207
11. Looking Back: The Image and the Memory of the DO - 231
Notes - 270
Bibliography - 305
Foreword by J.H. Smith, CBE - vii
Abbreviations - xi
Introduction - xv
Part I. Stepping Stones
1. The Colonial Administrative Service: Chronology and Context - 1
2. Towards a Colonial Service Career - 15
3. Training for the Colonial Service - 42
Part II. The Heart of the Matter
4. First Tour - 60
5. The Day's Work: In Station - 94
6. The Day's Work: On Tour - 124
7. The Day's Work: The Secretariat - 143
8. After the Day's Work - 164
9. Through Female Eyes - 180
Part III. All Change
10. The District Officer and Decolonization - 207
11. Looking Back: The Image and the Memory of the DO - 231
Notes - 270
Bibliography - 305