Book ID: CBB504212411

The Second Colonial Occupation: Development Planning, Agriculture, and the Legacies of British Rule in Nigeria (2017)

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Ukelina, Bekeh Utietiang (Author)


Lexington Books


Publication Date: 2017
Physical Details: 238
Language: English

In this insightful book, development historian Bekeh Utietiang Ukelina addresses the crisis of development in Africa by locating it in its colonial historical past. Using Nigeria as a case study, he argues that the nature and practice of British colonialism in this colony created social and economic deficiencies that have left a legacy of underdevelopment. Ukelina outlines the processes that led to the 1945 Nigerian Development Plan and the evolution of colonial agricultural policy and practices in Nigeria. He argues that a few key factors led to the failure of development in the late colonial period: the imperial and neocolonial imperative to exploit African resources and people, poor planning as a result of this imperative, and the racial ideologies of the colonial state that resulted in a total rejection of local African experience and knowledge in favor of Western ‘experts.’ The Second Colonial Occupation uncovers and analyzes the short and long term impact of colonialism. It reveals that though colonial rule was promoted as a benevolent mission, at heart, it was a system that guaranteed that Africans continuously paid for their own exploitation. Ukelina argues that ‘postcolonial’ Africa will continue to face development challenges unless it breaks free from the intellectual relics of colonial rule and the economic shackles of neocolonialism.

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Authors & Contributors
Aderinto, Saheed
Geissler, Paul Wenzel
Sebastian Beese
Decker, Stephanie
Utietiang, Bekeh
Tousignant, Noemi
Concepts
Imperialism
Great Britain, colonies
Agriculture
Colonialism
Economic development
Cross-cultural interaction; cultural influence
Time Periods
20th century
19th century
20th century, early
20th century, late
18th century
17th century
Places
Africa
Nigeria
Great Britain
United States
India
Cameroon (Country)
Institutions
World Bank
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