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1 online resource (264 pages) |
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List of Maps and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; ONE: Outdoorsman, 1870-97; TWO: Barotseland, 1897-1907; THREE: Dividing the Land: Swaziland, 1907-15; FOUR: Dividing the Land: The Rhodesian Reserves Commission, 1914-15; FIVE: Interlude: Basutoland, 1916-17; SIX: East African Governorships: Uganda, 1917-22; SEVEN: East African Governorships: Kenya, 1922-25; EIGHT: Conclusion: The Imperialism of Proconsular Rule; Appendices; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Robert Coryndon was born in 1870 in Queenstown, Cape Colony, the son of an English immigrant father and a mother belonging to a distinguished Cape family. Despite the fact that a mere three years of his education were received back "Home" in England, this most able "Colonial" served twenty-eight years as the top-ranking administrator of African dependencies, "a career unmatched by any other English governor." His proconsular rule began with his establishment of a colonial regime in Barotseland 1897-1907, and ended with his governorship of Kenya from 1922 until his death in 1925. While in Kenya |
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Coryndon, Robert Thorne, Sir, 1870-1925.
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Coryndon, Robert Thorne, Sir, 1870-1925 fast |
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HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa.
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Politics and government
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Africa, Southern -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001663
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Africa, East -- Politics and government
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Africa, Eastern -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001603
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Eastern Africa
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Africa, East
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Southern Africa
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780889205482 |
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0889205485 |
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