LEADER 03032nam 2200577 450 001 9910781084303321 005 20230617001257.0 010 $a1-282-61955-1 010 $a9786612619557 010 $a0-85771-525-9 010 $a1-4416-3845-8 010 $a600-00-1940-8 035 $a(CKB)2550000000003433 035 $a(EBL)677080 035 $a(OCoLC)843203771 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000424410 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12164650 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000424410 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10471962 035 $a(PQKB)11780149 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC677080 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL677080 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL261955 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000003433 100 $a20220517d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOf cargoes, colonies and kings $ediplomatic and administrative service from Africa to the Pacific /$fAndrew Stuart 210 1$aLondon :$cI.B.Tauris & Co. Ltd.,$d2004. 215 $a1 online resource (256 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85043-978-8 327 $aContents; Foreword; Dedication; Disclaimer; Prelude: The Prophet on the Rock; 1. The Nai?ve 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 327 $a18. 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 330 $aOf 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 China 606 $aColonial administrators$zGreat Britain$vBiography 606 $aDiplomats$zGreat Britain$vBiography 615 0$aColonial administrators 615 0$aDiplomats 676 $a325.341092 700 $aStuart$b Andrew$f1928-2014,$01561408 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781084303321 996 $aOf cargoes, colonies and kings$93828081 997 $aUNINA