Colonial Sequence 1930 to 1949: A Chronological Commentary Upon British Colonial

by Margery Perham

Colonial Sequence 1949 to 1969 (1970) continues the sequence begun in Colonial Sequence 1930 to 1949 and presents a valuable body of evidence for the enquiry into Britain’s colonial actions, written at a time when Britain was retreating from empire. In these collected articles we see Britain’s colonial service in action, snapshots from the time and place, revealing colonialism with all its limitations and mistakes, achievements and ideals.

Hardcover

First published December 31, 1970

About the author

Dame Margery Freda Perham, DCMG CBE FBA, was a British historian of, and writer on, African affairs.