Colonial Africa in official statistics, 1821-1953 The late nineteenth century ‘Scramble for Africa’ saw European colonial powers carve up the African continent between themselves. The United Kingdom controlled the largest portion of territory, with its Colonial Regulations requiring an ‘Annual Blue Book’ to be submitted from each colony to the British Colonial Office. The Blue
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Sierra Leone Under Colonial Rule, in Government Reports, 1893-1961 This collection contains annual reports compiled by the British colonial government in Sierra Leone. The documents pre-date the establishment of the Sierra Leone Protectorate in 1896, covering the period up to the creation of an independent Sierra Leone state in 1961. The Annual Departmental Reports provide
Colonial Law in Africa, 1808-1919 Originally known as the ‘Government Gazettes’, each item contains the colonial laws for the year they were published. The legal records also include property for sale, probate records and bankruptcy notices. This is the first part of the three part series ‘Colonial Law in Africa’. These items cover the Napoleonic
Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda In addition to Module 1: Wars & Revolutions, Northwestern University Libraries now have access to Module II: Newsreels & Cinemagazines and Module III: Culture & Society of Socialism on Film: The Cold War and International Propaganda. Sourced from the archives of the British Film Institute (BFI),
Jacoby Online Includes: Brill’s New Jacoby Brill’s New Jacoby, Second Edition Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker Part I-III Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker Part IV Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker Part V ‘Jacoby’ is short for die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker (FGrHist, or FGrH), a collection of ancient Greek historic texts that were lost, except
