COLONIAL ECONOMY AND COLONIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF THE RAILWAY IN KAURA NAMODA AREA 1929-1960
COLONIAL ECONOMY AND COLONIAL INFRASTRUCTURE: A STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF THE RAILWAY IN KAURA NAMODA AREA 1929-1960
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2011-05
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ABUBAKAR, Nasiru Mohammed
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Abstract
Chapter one of the thesis examines the nature of the physical environment
in Kaura Namoda Area and its role in influencing historical developments in the
area including the evolution of political institutions and the nature of the social
and production relations of the societies of the area during the pre-colonial period.
Chapter two examines the incorporation of the area into the Colonial State
by means of colonial ordinances. The chapter also examines the implementation
of colonial policies on land use and taxation which laid the foundation for the
establishment of colonial economy in the area.
Chapter three examins how basic colonial infrastructure especially roads
were established and the role they had played in facilitating the expansion of the
colonial economic activities in the area leading to the boom in cash crops
production that necessitated the establishment of the Gusau Kaura Namoda
extension of the railway.
Chapter four examines the process of the extension of the railway to Kaura
Namoda and the conditions within which the work was carried out. The chapter
seeks to provide an insight, into the social dimension of the work and how it
impacted on the social and material conditions in the area.
Chapter live examines the impact of the railway in Kaura Namoda Area; it
focuses on the consequences of the role of the railway in the colonial economic
activities which helped in consolidating the process of change which was on-going
since the area was incorporated into the Colonial State.
Chapter six contains general conclusion and bibliography.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST-GRADUATE SCHOOL,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN HISTORY M.A. HISTORY
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
NIGERIA
MAY 18,2011
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COLONIAL ECONOMY,, COLONIAL INFRASTRUCTURE,, RAILWAY,, KAURA NAMODA AREA 1929-1960