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Stuart Andrew <1928-2014, > |
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Of cargoes, colonies and kings : diplomatic and administrative service from Africa to the Pacific / / Andrew Stuart |
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London : , : I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd., , 2004 |
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1-282-61955-1 |
9786612619557 |
0-85771-525-9 |
1-4416-3845-8 |
600-00-1940-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Colonial administrators - Great Britain |
Diplomats - Great Britain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Foreword; Dedication; Disclaimer; Prelude: The Prophet on the Rock; 1. The Naìˆve and Sentimental Colonialist; 2. Settlers in the Glue Pot; 3. The Lord of Africa; 4. 'King Freddie'; 5. District Officer; 6. Safari; 7. Fish and Chips; 8. New Flags for Old; 9. Amin and After; 10. Diplomat: A Minnow in the Whitehall Pond; 11. Hong Kong: The Fragrant Harbour; 12. Seychelles: The Island of Indecent Coconuts; 13. Diego Garcia: A Bet on a Bikini; 14. New Hebrides: Condominium in the South Pacific; 15. Resident Commissioner; 16. The Land of the Holy Spirit; 17. Rebellions and Taboos |
18. John Frum's Cargoes19. Prince Philip's Paradis; 20. 'The Pandemonium'; 21. Soldier, Soldier; 22. The 'Coconut War'; 23. The End of Empire; Envoi: Brought to Justice |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Of Cargoes, Colonies and Kings gives an offbeat account of Andrew Stuart's wide-ranging experiences. Never a stereotypical colonialist, as the son of a missionary, he knew the people, the politicians and the kings of Uganda from his childhood and worked with them until 1965, four years after independence, when he joined the British Diplomatic Service._x000D__x000D_As a diplomat, before ending up as British |
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