African Proconsuls

John E. Flint/Frederick Lugard: The Making of an Autocrat (1858-1943)

African Proconsuls. European Governors in Africa. L.H. Gann & Peter Duignan, eds. New York/London/Stanford. The Free Press/Collier Macmillan Publishers & Hoover Institution. 1978. 548 pages John E. Flint Frederick Lugard: The Making of an Autocrat (1858-1943) In their political, constitutional, and legal history the British have rightly been characterized as...

African Proconsuls/Contents

African Proconsuls. European Governors in Africa. L.H. Gann & Peter Duignan, eds. New York/London/Stanford. The Free Press/Collier Macmillan Publishers & Hoover Institution. 1978. 548 pages Contents Contributors Preface Introduction France William B. Cohen. The French Governors The Development of the Office The Powers of the Governor Recruitment Patronage The Personality of the...

Robert Delavignette: The Gentle Ruler (1897-1976)

African Proconsuls. European Governors in Africa. L.H. Gann & Peter Duignan, eds. New York/London/Stanford. The Free Press/Collier Macmillan Publishers & Hoover Institution. 1978. 548 pages William B. Cohen   Robert Delavignette: The Gentle Ruler (1897-1976) Georges Balandier, the great French sociologist, characterized Robert Delavignette as “a solid and obstinate liberal.” The...

Leland C. Barrows/Louis-Léon César Faidherbe (1818-1889)

African Proconsuls. European Governors in Africa. L.H. Gann & Peter Duignan, eds. New York/London/Stanford. The Free Press/Collier Macmillan Publishers & Hoover Institution. 1978. 548 pages Leland C. Barrows Louis-Léon César Faidherbe (1818-1889) Louis Léon César Faidherbe (1818-1889) is classed along with Bugeaud, Gallieni, and Lyautey as one of the outstanding architects...

Anthony H. M. Kirk-Greene/On Governorship and Governors in British Africa

African Proconsuls. European Governors in Africa. L.H. Gann & Peter Duignan, eds. New York/London/Stanford. The Free Press/Collier Macmillan Publishers & Hoover Institution. 548 pages Anthony H. M. Kirk-Greene On Governorship and Governors in British Africa Among the tributes to his governorship of Tanganyika (1925-1931), one that pleased Sir Donald Cameron...