Patrons, Clients, and Empire: Chieftaincy and Over-rule in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific [Hardcover]

Colin Newbury (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2003 | ISBN-10: 0199257817 | ISBN-13: 978-0199257812

This is a wide-ranging comparative study of relationships between the indigenous leadership of traditional states and colonizing Europeans from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. It challenges stereotypes of despotic imperial power in Asian, African, and Pacific colonies and seeks to answer the fundamental question: how were European officials able to govern so many societies over such a long period of time? Colin Newbury examines the politics of pre-colonial state structures, their subversion by merchants and administrators, and the use made of indigenous leaders, and assesses the legacy of these colonial hierarchies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...a creative, perceptive, comparative study...which is careful to explicate the complexities in each colony and to project comparisons among the colonies...deserves the consideration of all scholars of colonialism. History: Reviews of New Books

About the Author

Colin Newbury is an Emeritus Fellow, Linacre College, Oxford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 344 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199257817
• ISBN-13: 978-0199257812
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,862,278 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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