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Désordre colonial dans la propriété
By Henri Médard
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This work on African history focuses on the colonial imposition of private property on an island in Lake Victoria, Bussi Island. In 1900, this island became the private property of Sir Apolo Kagwa, Prime Minister and Regent of the colonial Kingdom of Buganda. Three intertwined themes are explored between the 1880s and the 1920s: the abrupt arrival of Western private property in an African kingdom previously unfamiliar with it, the forgotten importance of the islands and shores of Lake Victoria within the kingdom, and the emergence of a new politico-religious party opposing the colonial oligarchy in power in Buganda. The study of this small lakeside area leads to a thorough reinterpretation of the history of the entire Kingdom of Buganda and colonial Uganda between 1885 and 1925, and more broadly, of indirect rule and the consequences of the introduction of private property. It complicates the history of Buganda by incorporating the lake regions, a novel approach in the historiography of colonial Uganda. It also allows for the deconstruction of current historical traditions, demonstrating that their roots largely lie in Buganda of the 1920s and are inherited from the inhabitants of Lake Victoria. The wealth of land records concerning Bussi Island reveals the autonomy of African actors within a context of indirect rule. They shed unique light on the history of the globalization of property ownership, as well as on the history of colonization and its resistance.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2022-06-21
Publication Date:
2025-11-18
Publisher:
Africae Studies
Languages:
Original:
French
ISBN10:
2493207025
ISBN13:
9782493207029
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Minimum Reading Age:
18
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
612 g
Height:
160 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
21 cm
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