03032nam 2200577 450 991078108430332120230617001257.01-282-61955-197866126195570-85771-525-91-4416-3845-8600-00-1940-8(CKB)2550000000003433(EBL)677080(OCoLC)843203771(SSID)ssj0000424410(PQKBManifestationID)12164650(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424410(PQKBWorkID)10471962(PQKB)11780149(MiAaPQ)EBC677080(Au-PeEL)EBL677080(CaONFJC)MIL261955(EXLCZ)99255000000000343320220517d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOf cargoes, colonies and kings diplomatic and administrative service from Africa to the Pacific /Andrew StuartLondon :I.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd.,2004.1 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85043-978-8 Contents; Foreword; Dedication; Disclaimer; Prelude: The Prophet on the Rock; 1. The Naïve 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 Taboos18. 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 JusticeOf 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 Ambassador to Finland, he was soon drawn back into the closing stages of the British Empire. The end of empire in British and French territories from Africa to the Pacific, the rise of ChinaColonial administratorsGreat BritainBiographyDiplomatsGreat BritainBiographyColonial administratorsDiplomats325.341092Stuart Andrew1928-2014,1561408MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781084303321Of cargoes, colonies and kings3828081UNINA