This guide is an updated version of Mandy Banton's indispensable introduction to the records of British government departments responsible for the administratio

This important new guide is an introduction to the records of British government departments responsible for the administration of colonial affairs, and now hel

This book is a major contribution to our understanding of the role played by law(s) in the British Empire. Using a variety of interdisciplinary approaches, the

Throughout the nineteenth century, British governments engaged in a global campaign against the slave trade. They sought through coercion and diplomacy to suppr

This collection makes available rare sources on the aims, functions and effects of British administration in Africa. Topics examined include: land and urban adm