Enigmatic proconsul
Subtitle: Sir Philip Mitchell and the twilight of empire
By: Richard Frost.
Publisher: Radcliffe Press; Distributed by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: London; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Mitchell, Philip Euen, Sir, 1890-1964.; Colonial administrators -- Africa, East -- Biography.; Colonial administrators -- Fiji -- Biography.; Colonial administrators -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Africa, East -- History.; Fiji -- History.
Description: Sir Philip Mitchell was Governor of Uganda, Governor of Fiji, High Commissioner of the Western Pacific, and Governor of Kenya. During the Second World War he administered the former Italian territories in East Africa. Throughout his career he was at the forefront of educational, economic, political and administrative reform, laying emphasis on good human relations and race relations in multi-racial and multi-ethnic communities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.