THE ROLE OF NATIVE AUTHORITIES IN THE COLONIAL ECONOMY: A CASE STUDY OF MASKA DISTRICT 1903 - 1960
THE ROLE OF NATIVE AUTHORITIES IN THE COLONIAL ECONOMY: A CASE STUDY OF MASKA DISTRICT 1903 - 1960
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1993-01
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MAMMAN, Musa Adamu
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Abstract
The subject matter of this thesis is the role of Native Authorities in the Colonial economy. It covers the period 1903-1960. The occupation of our area of study and Northern Nigeria generally was followed by the transformation of the Emirates aristocracy into the Native Authority system. This was geared towards making them play some roles in the colonial economy. These roles were related to the execution of colonial policies on labour, land, agriculture and trade as well as taxation. The Native Authorities carried out these roles
and benefitted from the exercise. These policies and the brutal ways in which they were executed led to the decline of indigenous economic activities, indebtedness, famines, migrations and technological dependence of the area and the whole country on the imperialist countries of Western Europe.
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Thesis Submitted to the Postgraduate School, in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Award
of a Masters Degree in History, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
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ROLE OF NATIVE AUTHORITIES,, COLONIAL ECONOMY,, MASKA DISTRICT 1903 - 1960