Colonialism by Proxy

Hausa Imperial Agents and Middle Belt Consciousness in Nigeria

By: Moses E. Ochonu

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Hardcover | 1 March 2014

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294 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 1.75

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Moses E. Ochonu explores a rare system of colonialism in Middle Belt Nigeria, where the British outsourced the business of the empire to Hausa-Fulani subcolonials because they considered the area too uncivilized for Indirect Rule. Ochonu reveals that the outsiders ruled with an iron fist and imagined themselves as bearers of Muslim civilization rather than carriers of the white man's burden. Stressing that this type of Indirect Rule violated its primary rationale, Colonialism by Proxy traces contemporary violent struggles to the legacy of the dynamics of power and the charged atmosphere of religious difference.

Industry Reviews

"Changes the ways in which we understand the practice of indirect rule and balances the formal structures of colonial power against less formal correlates such as trade. A fundamentally new reading of colonialism in the region." - Steven Pierce, University of Manchester "Without exaggeration, this book has transformed the way I think about Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt. It will reshape how I teach British indirect rule." - Douglas Anthony, Franklin and Marshall College "Discusses an unusual system of colonialism in the region in which the British outsourced their rule to outsider Hausa proxies." - Chronicle of Higher Education

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