by  Michael Crowder                            

Publisher: Hutchinson of London, 1968, 1sst Edition

Dustjacket: none

Illustrated: yes, with maps

Condition:  Crisp burgundy cloth-bound hardcover withbright gilt title to spine, STRAIGHT, TIGHT & CLEAN in GOOD CONDITION with inscriptions relating to the Sydney University Library (now Cancelled), in a smart, re-bound cover, professionally produced, probably by the University. There is some underlining and marginalia and the usual library stamps. The book is ROBUST and completely intact.

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• An important and interesting text on a theme which has been much cultivated, more particularly by the Marxist writers of Eastern and Western Europe.
• The author has treated the history of colonial rule from the point of view of the African as well as the European. 
• Ex Sydney University Library.
• A comprehensive survey of the domination of West Africa by the British and the French, which challenges the accepted view of the colonialists that their rule was generally beneficial.
• This book has become the standard work on the rise and fall of colonialism on the coast and hinterland of West Africa. Chapters focus on pre-colonial Africa, origins of European interest, Islam, The Berlin Conference, French occupations, the British in Nigeria, Germans in West Africa, administration and indirect rule, the Lebanese trader, African churches, education systems and much more. 
• The author taught at West African universities for many years.