India and east Africa: a history of race relations within the British Empire 1890-1939

By:

Gregory, Robert .G

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford Clarendon Press. 1971Description: 555pISBN:

198215517

Subject(s):

Sociology

DDC classification:

305.8 Gre

Summary: India's relationship with East Africa, 1890-1939, is essentially a study of race relations within the British Empire. There are three distinct peoples and cultures to be considered: Indian, African, and British. The focus is on East Africa where the interaction between the three was most intense. East Africa became a test case not only for Britain's success in building a harmonious Empire- Commonwealth, but also for India's aspiration to settle its surplus population in peaceful communities overseas. The result was a disappointment to both Britain and India. Britain's administration of East Africa greatly augmented nationalism in India and contributed to the eventual fragmentation of the Empire. India's hopes for a viable colony in East Africa never materialized, and the basis was formed there for a subsequent estrangement between Indians and Africans.

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India's relationship with East Africa,
1890-1939, is essentially a study of race
relations within the British Empire. There
are three distinct peoples and cultures to
be considered: Indian, African, and
British. The focus is on East Africa where
the interaction between the three was
most intense. East Africa became a test
case not only for Britain's success in
building a harmonious Empire-
Commonwealth, but also for India's
aspiration to settle its surplus population
in peaceful communities overseas. The
result was a disappointment to both
Britain and India. Britain's administration of
East Africa greatly augmented nationalism
in India and contributed to the eventual
fragmentation of the Empire. India's hopes
for a viable colony in East Africa never
materialized, and the basis was formed
there for a subsequent estrangement
between Indians and Africans.

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