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The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa – A landmark 1922 first edition by Sir F. D. Lugard, outlining the principles of British colonial administration in Africa. An important primary source for collectors of Africana, colonial history and British Empire studies.
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First published in 1922, The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa by Sir Frederick Dealtry Lugard is one of the most influential—and controversial—works on British colonial administration in Africa. Written by one of Britain’s foremost colonial governors and the architect of the policy of “indirect rule,” this landmark volume sets out Lugard’s philosophy that colonial powers held a dual responsibility: to develop African territories economically while governing in what he believed were the interests of their indigenous populations.
Drawing extensively on Lugard’s administrative experience in Nigeria and elsewhere in British Africa, the book examines governance, native administration, economics, education, labour, trade, infrastructure and the future of Britain’s African colonies. The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa remains an essential primary source for historians, researchers and collectors studying the British Empire, colonial administration, African political history and imperial policy. Although many of its views are now understood within the context of colonial ideology and are subject to significant modern criticism, the work remains indispensable for understanding twentieth-century imperial thought.
This 1922 first edition is bound in its original navy blue cloth with gilt lettering. The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa presents well on the shelf despite honest signs of age and remains a desirable collector’s copy of an increasingly sought-after Africana classic. Original early editions of Lugard’s work continue to attract interest from collectors of Rhodesiana, colonial literature, African history and institutional libraries.
The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa is a significant and highly collectible work that deserves a place in any serious collection relating to African history, British imperialism or colonial governance.
Condition – Very Good
1922 hardcover. Original navy blue cloth boards with dirt marks and general shelf wear. Gilt lettering on the front board and spine has faded but remains legible. Internally, moderate foxing is present together with a previous owner’s ink inscription on the front pastedown. Binding remains sound and secure.
