Fabrication of empire : the British and the Uganda kingdoms, 1890-1902 / D.A. Low.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Low, D. A. (Donald Anthony), 1927-2015, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Uganda--History--1890-1962.

Uganda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 361 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 colonial government. At the same time, the book goes beyond providing a simple narrative account of events; rather, Low seeks to analyse the conditions under which such a transformation was possible. By skilfully negotiating the many complex political and social undercurrents of this period, Low presents a groundbreaking theoretical model of colonial conquest and rule. The result is a major contribution to debates about the making of empire that will appeal to Africanists and imperial historians alike.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 346-352) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-19568-3

1-107-68849-3

1-282-10387-3

9786612103872

0-511-57652-8

0-511-51792-0

0-511-51544-8

0-511-51438-7

0-511-51672-X

OCLC:

609833319