Whitehall and the Black Republic
Subtitle: A Study of Colonial Britain's Attitude Towards Liberia, 1914–1939
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Apr 03, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9783319704753
Description: "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."--
Notes: Source title: Whitehall and the Black Republic: A Study of Colonial Britain's Attitude Towards Liberia, 1914–1939 (African Histories and Modernities)