Economic Control and Colonial Development - (Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies) by Richard M Kesner (Hardcover)
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- About the Author: sner /f Richard /i M.
- 328 Pages
- Political Science, Public Affairs & Administration
- Series Name: Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies
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?Kesner's book offers the most comprehensive survey yet of the attempt to organize a state-directed policy of colonial development during Chamberlain's eight-year stay at the Colonial Office. ... Kesner outlines the background of policy formation within both the Colonial Office and the Treasury cogently and in detail. ... The chief value of the book lies in taking the detailed account of Britain's economic strategy towards a number of dependent colonies--principally West and South Africa, the West Indies, Cyprus, and Ceylon.... The book has an extensive bibliography and a useful biographical index on leading civil servants and politicians of the period. ...an indispensable source of information ... for a long time to come.?-Journal of Imperial and Colonial History
"Kesner's book offers the most comprehensive survey yet of the attempt to organize a state-directed policy of colonial development during Chamberlain's eight-year stay at the Colonial Office. ... Kesner outlines the background of policy formation within both the Colonial Office and the Treasury cogently and in detail. ... The chief value of the book lies in taking the detailed account of Britain's economic strategy towards a number of dependent colonies--principally West and South Africa, the West Indies, Cyprus, and Ceylon.... The book has an extensive bibliography and a useful biographical index on leading civil servants and politicians of the period. ...an indispensable source of information ... for a long time to come."-Journal of Imperial and Colonial History
About the Author
sner /f Richard /i M.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .75 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.4 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 328
Genre: Political Science
Sub-Genre: Public Affairs & Administration
Series Title: Contributions in Comparative Colonial Studies
Publisher: Praeger
Format: Hardcover
Author: Richard M Kesner
Language: English
Street Date: December 21, 1981
TCIN: 1005059289
UPC: 9780313228988
Item Number (DPCI): 247-29-7421
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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