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Fabrication of empire : the British and the Uganda kingdoms, 1890-1902 /

During the 1890s, the Scramble for Africa created the new country of Uganda. This inland territory carved out by British agents first encompassed some 20-30 African kingdoms. In his magisterial study, Anthony Low examines how and why the British were able to dominate these rulerships and establish a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Low, D. A. (Donald Anthony), 1927-2015
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue: Survey and agenda
  • Statecraft : external intrusion and local dominion
  • Ferment : conversion and revolution in Buganda
  • Upcountry : might-have-beens and the Buganda/Uganda outcome
  • Warbands : new military formations and ground level imperialism
  • Paramountcy : Toro, Busoga and the new overlords
  • Defeat : Kabalega's resistance, Mwanga's revolt and the Sudanese mutiny
  • Succession : Nkore and the war of Igumira's eye
  • Denouement : aggregations and rulerships
  • Government : colonial settlements and the Buganda model
  • Capstone : honour, awe, and imperialism
  • Round up and review.