AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ZARIA PROVINCE UNDER COLONIAL DOMINATION: A CASE STUDY OF IKARA DISTRICT, 1907-1960
AN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF ZARIA PROVINCE UNDER COLONIAL DOMINATION: A CASE STUDY OF IKARA DISTRICT, 1907-1960
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2012-12
Authors
MUSTAPHA, Salihu Zubairu
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Abstract
ABSTRACT
The main objective of this study is the examination of the colonial
economy in Ikara District of Zaria Province. The period 1902 to 1960 is chosen
to be the period covered by the study in order to examine activities and impacts
of British colonial domination on the economy of Ikara District. The study
examined the policies introduced by the British aimed at the distortion of the
indigenous economy in order to serve British interests. We argued and
demonstrated that this was done by imposing colonial policies on land, labour,
production, transport and taxation as well as the land revenue proclamation and
land and Native Rights Proclamation of 1906 and 1910. These policies had the
effect of forcing peasants to engage in export cash crop production in order to
meet the need of the colonial state. However, the introduction of these policies
and development of export cash crop production completely changed the
nature of the pre-colonial economy from independent economy to dependent
economy which subsequently resulted in total and complete distortion of
indigenous cottage industries.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA-NIGERIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN
HISTORY (M.A. HISTORY)
Keywords
ECONOMIC HISTORY,, ZARIA PROVINCE,, COLONIAL DOMINATION,, IKARA DISTRICT, 1907-1960