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OverviewThis book shows how a stormy parliamentary debate over the sale of German properties in Nigeria on 8 November 1916 began the process which brought down Asquith and made Lloyd George prime minister. The colonial secretary, Bonar Law, who was also leader of the Conservative Party, wanted neutral firms to bid. Usually presented as a policy imposed on him by doctrinaire Liberal free-traders, it was in fact that of the colonial government, which hoped that encouraging foreign competition would prevent the Nigerian export economy becoming controlled by a ring of mainly Liverpool firms. Seeing itself as the defender of Nigerian interests, the Colonial Office endorsed this. The large British companies got up an agitation, which was taken over by Sir Edward Carson, the one significant opposition politician, as part of his attack on supposed German influence in high places. Law counter-attacked by arguing that a supposedly patriotic cause masked the greed of an emergent cartel. He succeeded because smaller British and African firms, trying to break into the now profitable produce export trade, had already painted that picture. By defeating Carson in the debate, Law became again an effective party leader, who hoped to re-invigorate the coalition, but instead found himself working with Lloyd George to sideline Asquith. Based on underused sources, and overturning established interpretations, the book situates the debate within the context of the development of the Nigerian economy, the conflicts between the major firms, the role of oils and fats in wartime, and the emergence of Nigerian nationalism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter J. YearwoodPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018 Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030080440ISBN 10: 3030080447 Pages: 302 Publication Date: 20 December 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2. 1914, Nigeria and the World Economy.- Chapter 3. The Impact of War.- Chapter 4. Lugard, the Colonial Office, and the Politics of Crushing.- Chapter 5. The Colonial Office, the Ministry of Munitions, and the Shippers.- Chapter 6. “An Agitation has been Got Up”; the Sale of the German Properties.- Chapter 7. “Jingo Pot and Tariff Kettle”; the Nigeria Debate and the Sales.- Chapter 8. Conclusion: Consequences and Epilogues.- Appendices.ReviewsAuthor InformationPeter J. Yearwood is Leader of the History, Gender Studies, and Philosophy Strand at the University of Papua New Guinea, and Joint Editor of the South Pacific Journal of Philosophy and Culture. He is the author of Guarantee of Peace, The League of Nations in British Politics 1914-1925 (2009). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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