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Khaki and blue : military and police in British colonial Africa / by Anthony Clayton and David Killingray.
Van Pelt Library HV8267.A2 C53 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clayton, Anthony, 1928-
- Series:
- Monographs in international studies. Africa series ; no. 51.
- Monographs in international studies. Africa series ; no. 51
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Army.
- Law enforcement--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.
- Law enforcement.
- Police--Africa, Sub-Saharan--History.
- Police.
- History.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 335 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Center for International Studies, [1989]
- Summary:
- Drawing upon a survey of former police officers in the six British colonies of Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Malawi, Clayton and Killingray examine the work of colonial law enforcement during the last years of British supremacy. In addition to such basic institutional information as the development of police forces from local militia, the training of African recruits, and the africanization of the police forces, the authors examine the typical activities of the colonial police. From investigations of stabbings and theft, to deportation of prostitutes and concern with smuggling, to enforcement of unpopular policies, the authors offer a profile not only of the institution of colonial law enforcement but also of the daily life of the village and the business activities which brought people into contact with the police.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Law Enforcement and Colonial Police Forces / Anthony Clayton 1
- The British Isles Models and Colonial Police Forces 4
- Personnel in General 7
- British Personnel 10
- Law Enforcement 12
- The Gold Coast (Ghana) 12
- Nigeria 26
- Northern Rhodesia 49
- Nyasaland 67
- Uganda 78
- Kenya 109
- Part 2 The British Military Presence in West Africa / David Killingray 143
- Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers 149
- British Officers 150
- British Non-Commissioned Officers 159
- African Officers 160
- African Non-Commissioned Officers 162
- The Structure and Role of the West African Forces 163
- The Rank and File 175
- Politics and the Transfer of Powers 192
- Part 3 The British Military Presence in East and Central Africa / Anthony Clayton 197
- The King's African Rifles 200
- Northern Rhodesia Regiment 205
- Somaliland Camel Corps and Somaliland Scouts 205
- British Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers 206
- Personnel 206
- Relations with Local Colonial and African Communities 215
- Relations with the Press 217
- Personal Adjustment and Stress 218
- Recruitment 221
- Nyasaland 223
- Kenya 224
- Uganda 225
- Tanganyika and Zanzibar 226
- Northern Rhodesia 226
- Training and Education 226
- The Lines 232
- Food 232
- Barracks and Family Accommodation 233
- Health 234
- Western Religions and Customary Beliefs 236
- Discipline and Loyalty 237
- Welfare and Recreation 244
- Promotion of Non-Commissioned Officers 247
- The Soldiers' View of Themselves and Their Role 248
- After Service with the Colors 249
- Role 250
- Imperial and Internal Security to 1939 250
- World War II 252
- Commitments from 1945 to Independence 254
- Transition to Independence 261
- The Model 261
- Africanization 261
- Idi Amin 266
- Somalia 267.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: pages 331-335.
- ISBN:
- 0896801470
- OCLC:
- 18949156
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