Whitehall and the Black Republic

A Study of Colonial Britain's Attitude Towards Liberia, 1914¿1939
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-030-09961-9
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 279 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 396 g

Reihe: African Histories and Modernities

This book examines the history of the relationship between Liberia and Britain—the world’s first black republic, founded by former slaves, and the world’s strongest colonial power. Jyotirmoy Pal Chaudhuri excavates a wealth of archival sources to reconstruct a turbulent narrative spanning key points in twentieth-century Liberian history. Pal Chaudhuri argues that the Black Republic was never a serious item on the British agenda for constructive action in West Africa, as seen in the repeated failure of their concessionaires, their interference with the Firestone rubber project, and their efforts to have Liberia expelled from the League of Nations. Untangling the conflicts and contradictions between Britain’s colonial interests and humanitarian ideals, Whitehall and the Black Republic is a long overdue contribution to the history of Liberia and the British Empire.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pal Chaudhuri, Jyotirmoy

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Diplomatie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. An Outline of the Past.- 2. The British Foreign Office and Liberian Neutrality during World War I.- 3. The Sequel to the Declaration of War.- 4. The British Reaction to the Firestone Investment in Liberia.- 5. The Fernando Po Labour Crisis of 1929–1930.- 6. The League of Nations Plan of Assistance.- 7. The British and the Unrest on the Kru Coast.- 8. An Improving Image Abroad 1934–1939.

Über Autor(innen)

Jyotirmoy Pal Chaudhuri is the author of numerous articles on African history and Liberian history. He is a former professor and history department chair at the University of Liberia and Cuttington University, Liberia, as well as the John Cadbury Fellow at the Centre of West African Studies, University of Birmingham, England.