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An East African Israel

Posted in Imperial History, tagged , , , , , , , , on 30/06/2011 | Leave a Comment »

During the first few years of the 20th century, British authorities were speculating into the feasibility of establishing a Jewish settlement on the Gwas Ngishu plateau in the British East Africa Protectorate. In this regard the Commissioner of British East Africa, the multi-linguist Sir Charles Eliot, produced a memorandum contemplating the potential consequences of establishing, what [...]

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The Arab Slave Trade in East Africa

Posted in Imperial History, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 27/08/2010 | Leave a Comment »

They account for the diminution in their numbers by epidemics of small-pox, by the recurrence of famine or war, and will related most circumstantially how such and such men were cut up in the Suk or Nandi country. Meanwhile the other portion of the caravan, the remunerative portion, marches by unfrequented roads to the coast, [...]

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen: The Imperial Climate

Posted in Imperial History, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 21/04/2010 | Leave a Comment »

Information as to the Conditions and Cost of Living in the Colonial Empire (3rd Edition) Issued by the Colonial Office and Printed by His Majesty’s Stationary Office 1937 Prefatory Note. The Information contained in this publication regarding conditions and the cost of living in the various Colonies, Protectorates, and Mandated Territories has been supplied by [...]

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Relative Economic Development

Posted in Economic History, tagged , , , , , , , , on 16/03/2010 | Leave a Comment »

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