Arrangements and Implications:
Colonial Legacies and Nigerian Education
Travis Boyco
997664825
POL301Y1 – Government and Politics in Africa
Professor Wilson Prichard
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
II. Arrangements and Maintenance of the Colonial State Much of the colonial history of Nigeria begins in 1807. At the time, the British Empire influenced much of the territories that now form the current Nigeria. With the introduction of the slave trade, the country’s colonial history begins quite early. Over the next century, British control over Nigeria increased gradually. There are many topics of discussion within these years that connect the colonial past to contemporary Nigeria. However, these themes are quite expansive. For the sake of this paper, the main focus will regard one major theme experienced under British colonial rule. This paragraph will explicitly discuss the key political and administrative arrangement through which colonial authority was maintained. The key component in the case of colonial Nigeria is indirect rule. In 1860, the British annexed Lagos as a Crown Colony. …show more content…
(1979). Colonialism and the Process of Underdevelopment in Nigeria.
Journal of Asian and African Studies. 19-31. Web.
Duke, J. (2011). The Impact of Colonialism on the Development of Management in
Nigeria. International Journal of Business Management. 5(8). 65-75.
Mamdani, M. (1996) Decentralized Despotism. Citizen and Subject. Princeton: Princeton
University Press. 37-61.
Oduwobi, T. (2011). From Conquest to Independence: The Nigerian Colonial Experience.
University of Lagos. 19-29. Web.
Prichard, W. (2014). Political Logic of Colonial Rule. Government and Politics in Africa.
Lecture conducted from the University of Toronto, Toronto.
Seidler, V. (2011). Colonial Legacy and Institutional Development: The Cases of
Botswana and Nigeria. The Austrian Research Foundation for International
Development. 1-190.
Colonial Legacies and Nigerian Education
Travis Boyco
997664825
POL301Y1 – Government and Politics in Africa
Professor Wilson Prichard
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
II. Arrangements and Maintenance of the Colonial State Much of the colonial history of Nigeria begins in 1807. At the time, the British Empire influenced much of the territories that now form the current Nigeria. With the introduction of the slave trade, the country’s colonial history begins quite early. Over the next century, British control over Nigeria increased gradually. There are many topics of discussion within these years that connect the colonial past to contemporary Nigeria. However, these themes are quite expansive. For the sake of this paper, the main focus will regard one major theme experienced under British colonial rule. This paragraph will explicitly discuss the key political and administrative arrangement through which colonial authority was maintained. The key component in the case of colonial Nigeria is indirect rule. In 1860, the British annexed Lagos as a Crown Colony. …show more content…
(1979). Colonialism and the Process of Underdevelopment in Nigeria.
Journal of Asian and African Studies. 19-31. Web.
Duke, J. (2011). The Impact of Colonialism on the Development of Management in
Nigeria. International Journal of Business Management. 5(8). 65-75.
Mamdani, M. (1996) Decentralized Despotism. Citizen and Subject. Princeton: Princeton
University Press. 37-61.
Oduwobi, T. (2011). From Conquest to Independence: The Nigerian Colonial Experience.
University of Lagos. 19-29. Web.
Prichard, W. (2014). Political Logic of Colonial Rule. Government and Politics in Africa.
Lecture conducted from the University of Toronto, Toronto.
Seidler, V. (2011). Colonial Legacy and Institutional Development: The Cases of
Botswana and Nigeria. The Austrian Research Foundation for International
Development. 1-190.