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-A meticulous and deeply researched study which sheds important new light on the complex relations between regional, ethnic and national identities in Africa, and the role of local intellectuals in shaping them.- J. D. Y. Peel, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of London -Beautifully written and engagingly argued, The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland is a brilliant, articulate new model for political history bridging the colonial/post-colonial divide. Kate Skinner provides an original, innovative and creative solution to many of the perils associated with post-colonial history, particularly in countries fraught with violence and political upheaval.- Benjamin N. Lawrance, The Hon. Barber B. Conable, Jr Endowed Chair in International Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York -Kate Skinner has written an outstanding book. It is an elegant, powerful study of an unrealised vision of the future that gripped Togoland during the tumult of decolonisation and its lasting significance.- Daniel Branch, University of Warwick A meticulous and deeply researched study which sheds important new light on the complex relations between regional, ethnic and national identities in Africa, and the role of local intellectuals in shaping them. J. D. Y. Peel, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of London Beautifully written and engagingly argued, The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland is a brilliant, articulate new model for political history bridging the colonial/post-colonial divide. Kate Skinner provides an original, innovative and creative solution to many of the perils associated with post-colonial history, particularly in countries fraught with violence and political upheaval. Benjamin N. Lawrance, The Hon. Barber B. Conable, Jr Endowed Chair in International Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York Kate Skinner has written an outstanding book. It is an elegant, powerful study of an unrealised vision of the future that gripped Togoland during the tumult of decolonisation and its lasting significance. Daniel Branch, University of Warwick

'Kate Skinner has written an outstanding book. It is an elegant, powerful study of an unrealised vision of the future that gripped Togoland during the tumult of decolonisation and its lasting significance.' Daniel Branch, University of Warwick 'Beautifully written and engagingly argued, The Fruits of Freedom in British Togoland is a brilliant, articulate new model for political history bridging the colonial/post-colonial divide. Kate Skinner provides an original, innovative and creative solution to many of the perils associated with post-colonial history, particularly in countries fraught with violence and political upheaval.' Benjamin N. Lawrance, The Hon. Barber B. Conable, Jr Endowed Chair in International Studies, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York 'A meticulous and deeply researched study which sheds important new light on the complex relations between regional, ethnic and national identities in Africa, and the role of local intellectuals in shaping them.' J. D. Y. Peel, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of London

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Kate Skinner is a Lecturer in the History of Africa and its Diasporas at the University of Birmingham.

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