Khaki and Blue: Military and Police in British Colonial Africa

by Anthony Clayton, David Killingray (Contribution by), David Killingray

Overview

Drawing upon a survey of former police officers in the six British colonies of Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, and Malawi, Clayton and Killingray examine the work of colonial law enforcement during the last years of British supremacy. In addition to such basic institutional information as the development of police forces from local militia, the training of African recruits, and the africanization of the police forces, the authors examine the typical activities of the colonial police. From investigations of stabbings and theft, to deportation of prostitutes and concern with smuggling, to enforcement of unpopular policies, the authors offer a profile not only of the institution of colonial law enforcement but also of the daily life of the village and the business activities which brought people into contact with the police.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780896801479
Publisher:	Ohio University Press
Publication date:	01/01/1989
Series:	Ohio RIS Africa Series , #51
Edition description:	1
Pages:	335
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.90(d)

Table of Contents

	Illustrations	ix
	Acknowledgements	xi
Part 1	Law Enforcement and Colonial Police Forces	1
	Introduction	3
	Preamble	3
	The British Isles Models and Colonial Police Forces	4
	Personnel in General	7
	British Personnel	10
	Law Enforcement	12
	The Gold Coast (Ghana)	12
	Nigeria	26
	Northern Rhodesia	49
	Nyasaland	67
	Uganda	78
	Kenya	109
	Conclusion	136
Part 2	The British Military Presence in West Africa	143
	Introduction	145
	Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers	149
	British Officers	150
	British Non-Commissioned Officers	159
	African Officers	160
	African Non-Commissioned Officers	162
	The Structure and Role of the West African Forces	163
	The Rank and File	175
	Politics and the Transfer of Powers	192
Part 3	The British Military Presence in East and Central Africa	197
	Introduction	199
	The King's African Rifles	200
	Northern Rhodesia Regiment	205
	Somaliland Camel Corps and Somaliland Scouts	205
	British Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers	206
	Personnel	206
	Relations with Local Colonial and African Communities	215
	Relations with the Press	217
	Personal Adjustment and Stress	218
	Recruitment	221
	General	221
	Nyasaland	223
	Kenya	224
	Uganda	225
	Tanganyika and Zanzibar	226
	Northern Rhodesia	226
	Training and Education	226
	The Lines	232
	Food	232
	Barracks and Family Accommodation	233
	Health	234
	Western Religions and Customary Beliefs	236
	Discipline and Loyalty	237
	Welfare and Recreation	244
	Promotion of Non-Commissioned Officers	247
	The Soldiers' View of Themselves and Their Role	248
	After Service with the Colors	249
	Role	250
	Imperial and Internal Security to 1939	250
	World War II	252
	Commitments from 1945 to Independence	254
	Transition to Independence	261
	The Model	261
	Africanization	261
	Idi Amin	266
	Somalia	267
	Abbreviations	271
Appendix A.	Contributors to Part One	275
Appendix B.	Contributors to Part Two	293
Appendix C.	Contributors to Part Three	311
	Bibliography	331