A folder of Extracts from Hansard relating to the Political Development of various African Territories 1920-1950

Lord Lugard, Viscount Cranbourne, Mr MacDonald [Kenneth Robinson]

Verlag: London unpublished 1950, 1950

Beschreibung

ff21 Typescript pages within a cardboard slip-in folder. This collection consists of extracts from Hansard (dating from 1920-1950) in which various speakers including Lord Lugard, Mr Horrabin, Mr MacDonald, Viscount Cranbourne and others, discuss the political development of various British African Territories and their moves towards self-government. In near fine condition, a little creasing to the pages from handling. From the collection of Kenneth Robinson (1914-2005), a distinguished civil servant who became an expert on colonial government and administration. He was closely involved in international aspects of postwar planning, including former colonies, in south-West Africa (now Namibia), and became the Commonwealth Office expert on French West Africa. He became assistant secretary in the CO in 1946 (and head of the West African department), but resigned in 1948 to become reader in Commonwealth government at Oxford and subsequently director and professor of commonwealth affairs at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in London. He was vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1965 to 1972. Near Fine Please contact Christian White Rare Books Ltd for more information or images of this item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 4849

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Titel: A folder of Extracts from Hansard relating ...

Verlag: London unpublished 1950

Erscheinungsdatum: 1950

Zustand: Near Fine