{"product_id":"britains-colonial-report-card-what-the-british-empire-left-behind-in-africa-9798199293914","title":"Britain's Colonial Report Card: What the British Empire Left Behind in Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Frederick Amakom\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Africa - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid Britain modernize Africa - or exploit it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid colonialism build nations, or create the foundations of modern instability?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do the borders, languages, religions, educational systems and economies of modern Africa still carry the fingerprints of empire?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBritain's Colonial Report Card\u003c\/i\u003e, Frederick Amakom delivers a bold, balanced and deeply thought-provoking examination of the British colonial legacy in Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book goes beyond emotional slogans and simplistic narratives to investigate one of the most important historical relationships in the modern world. Through political, economic, cultural, psychological and spiritual analysis, Amakom explores what Britain met in Africa, what it changed, what it built, what it destroyed and what still remains today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this book, you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe truth about Africa before colonialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Britain conquered and ruled African territories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe real purpose of indirect rule and divide-and-rule politics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow colonialism reshaped African economies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe spread of Christianity, English education and Western culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe psychological effects of colonialism on African identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe origins of many modern African political and ethnic tensions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe rise of African nationalism and independence movements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeo-colonialism and Britain's influence in Africa today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA final \"report card\" grading Britain's colonial legacy across multiple categories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeither anti-European propaganda nor colonial nostalgia, this book is an honest civilizational audit of empire and its consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers interested in: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrican history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColonialism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritish Empire history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePan-Africanism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePost-colonial studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolitics and geopolitics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRace and identity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReligion and culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfrican civilization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBritain's Colonial Report Card\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eEurope's Colonial Report Card\u003c\/i\u003e series - an ambitious examination of the European powers that shaped modern Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory did not end with empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts consequences are still unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968824688791,"sku":"9798199293914","price":2415.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798199293914.webp?v=1782919514","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/britains-colonial-report-card-what-the-british-empire-left-behind-in-africa-9798199293914","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}