Colonialism by Proxy : Hausa Imperial Agents and Middle Belt Consciousness in Nigeria
Colonialism by Proxy :
Hausa Imperial Agents and Middle Belt Consciousness in Nigeria
by Moses E. Ochonu
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0253011612 | 293 Pages | PDF | 1.52 MB
Hausa Imperial Agents and Middle Belt Consciousness in Nigeria
by Moses E. Ochonu
English | 2014 | ISBN: 0253011612 | 293 Pages | PDF | 1.52 MB
Moses E. Ochonu explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the British outsourced the business of the empire to Hausa-Fulani subcolonials because they considered the area too uncivilized for Indirect Rule. Ochonu reveals that the outsiders ruled with an iron fist and imagined themselves as bearers of Muslim civilization rather than carriers of the white man's burden. Stressing that this type of Indirect Rule violated its primary rationale, Colonialism by Proxy traces contemporary violent struggles to the legacy of the dynamics of power and the charged atmosphere of religious difference.
"Colonialism by Proxy is a truly impressive volume. Analytically sophisticated in its conceptualization and profound in its engagement of Nigeria's complicated power configurations, Ochonu has written an authoritative book on a subject of great importance in Nigerian history." - American Historical Review
"Without exaggeration, this book has transformed the way I think about Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. It will reshape how I teach British indirect rule." - Douglas Anthony, Franklin and Marshall College