Patrons, clients, and empire
Subtitle: chieftaincy and over-rule in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific
By: Colin Newbury.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 328
Subjects: Imperialism -- History -- 18th century; Imperialism -- History -- 19th century; Colonies -- Africa -- Administration -- History; Colonies -- Asia -- Administration -- History; Colonies -- Oceania -- Administration -- History
Description: This is a wide-ranging comparative study of relationships between the indigenous leadership of traditional states and colonizing Europeans from the 17th to the 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-305) and index.