Coal and British Colonialism in Nigeria : RCC Perspectives 2014, no. 5: Energy (and) Colonialism, Energy (In)Dependence: Africa, Europe, Greenland, North America: Coal and British Colonialism in Nigeria

The transition from coal to oil in Nigeria should be understood within its context under British colonial rule. This paper looks at how the master-servant politics of British indirect rule (ruling the colonized through their traditional authorities and structures) related to the production of coal a...

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Main Author: Chimee, Ihediwa Nkemjika
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Munich, Germany 2014
Subjects:
environmental politics
coal
colonialism
forced labor
mining
Greenland
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5282/rcc/6556
http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/6556/
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Summary:The transition from coal to oil in Nigeria should be understood within its context under British colonial rule. This paper looks at how the master-servant politics of British indirect rule (ruling the colonized through their traditional authorities and structures) related to the production of coal and coal-using industries in Nigeria.

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