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The Architecture of Light: Recent Approaches to Designing with Natural Light
Author(s): Mary Ann Steane (Author)
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publication Date: April 27, 2009
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 382 pages
- ISBN-10: 0521843510
- ISBN-13: 9780521843515
Book Description
During the 1890s, the Scramble for Africa created the new country of Uganda. This inland territory carved out by British agents first encompassed some 20-30 African kingdoms. In his magisterial new study, Anthony Low examines how and why the British were able to dominate these rulerships and establish a colonial government. At the same time, the book goes beyond providing a simple narrative account of events; rather, Low seeks to analyse the conditions under which such a transformation was possible. By skilfully negotiating the many complex political and social undercurrents of this period, Low presents a groundbreaking theoretical model of colonial conquest and rule. The result is a major contribution to debates about the making of empire that will appeal to Africanists and imperial historians alike