Decolonising Geography? Disciplinary Histories and the End of the British Empire in Africa, 1948-1998.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craggs, Ruth.

Contributor:

Neate, Hannah.

Series:

RGS-IBG Book Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Decolonization.

Geography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2023.

Summary:

This book, 'Decolonising Geography? Disciplinary Histories and the End of the British Empire in Africa, 1948–1998' by Ruth Craggs and Hannah Neate, explores the evolution of geographical education and its role in the decolonization process across Africa. It examines the influence of colonial universities and the reshaping of geography as a discipline during and after the British Empire's decline. The authors delve into the establishment of 'Asquith Colleges' and their impact on African geography education, detailing shifts in higher education structures and the Africanization of geography curricula. The book also addresses the influence of international networks, particularly during the Cold War, and the integration of quantitative methods into African geography. Aimed at scholars and students of geography, decolonization, and African studies, it provides a comprehensive historical analysis of how geography as an academic discipline adapted to and influenced the changing political and educational landscapes in Africa during the mid-20th century. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Intro

Decolonising Geography? Disciplinary Histories and the End of the British Empire in Africa, 1948-1998

Contents

List of Figures and Table

Acknowledgements

1. Decolonisation and Geography in Africa

Introduction

African Decolonisation

Periodisation

Decolonisation, Education, and the Place of African Universities

Contributions

Historicising Current Debates

Decolonising Geography's Histories

Professional Lives and Histories of Decolonisation

Biographical Methods

Sources

Case Studies

Structure

2. 'New, Interesting, and Even Exciting Opportunities': Geography and the Founding of Colonial Universities in Africa

Asquith Colleges and the 'Imperial Family of Universities'

Geography at the Asquith Colleges: Colonial Networks

Early Faculty

Building a Department

Teaching and Researching Geography

Campus Relations

Conclusion

3. Shifting the Centre: Africanising Geography in Decolonisation

African Geography Students in Britain

Shifting Higher Education Structures

Africanisation of Staff

Africanisation of Research, Curriculum, and Teaching

4. International Networks, Decolonisation, and the Cold War

Diversifying Influences and Americanisation

Looking to America

American Orbits

The Quantitative Revolution in Africa

Other Eastern and Non-aligned Networks

Eastern Bloc Connections

Moving the Centre

Radical Geography and Underdevelopment

Mobility - for Some

Decolonisation or Incorporation?

Innovation

5. Geography and National Development: Knowing, Planning, and Exploiting Resources for Independent Africa

Geography and African Development

Producing Development Experts

Knowing New Nations (and Resources) through the Census.

Research for Rural Development in Tanzania

BRALUP and Applied Research

Research for Ujamaa

Between Commitment and Critique

Regional Development Planning and New Urban Spaces in Nigeria

Rebalancing After War

Akin Mabogunje and the Geographer as Consultant

6. Geography, Apartheid and Anti-Apartheid Activism in South Africa

Departmental Spaces, Geography and the Contestation of Apartheid

The Tearoom

Conference Spaces

Teaching Spaces

Campus Politics and Activism

Campus Protests

Geographers as Activists Beyond Campus

Geographical Research and Apartheid

Research for (Separate) Development in South Africa

Apartheid: An Absent Subject

Growing Critique

People's Geography

Decolonising South African Geography

Working for Transformation

Challenging Geography's White Institutions

Consultancy and Critique

7. Legacies of Decolonisation in African and British Geography

Leaving Africa

Pastures New

Reluctance and Compulsion

Isolation and Creativity

Growing Isolation

Solidarity and Creativity

Legacies in the UK

Textbook Africa

Area Studies, Development Studies, and Development Geography

African Connections, Colonial Nostalgia

8. Decolonising Geography Past and Present?

Decolonisation, its Histories and Geographies

Peopling the Historiography of Decolonisation

Learning from the Past

To What Extent was Geography Decolonised in the period 1948-1998?

What Does This Mean for Decolonisation Struggles Today?

Index

EULA.

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ISBN:

9781119549352

1119549353

9781119549338

1119549337

OCLC:

1402032061