Diane Frost
Abstract
‘Indirect Rule’ explores the political organisation amongst the Kru in Freetown and describes the British colonial administration’s system of ‘indirect rule’ and the resulting self-governance of colonial states. The chapter also foregrounds the emergence of tribal headship and administration amongst migrant communities, and reports on the intra-ethnic rivalries that followed.
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‘Indirect Rule’ explores the political organisation amongst the Kru in Freetown and describes the British colonial administration’s system of ‘indirect rule’ and the resulting self-governance of colonial states. The chapter also foregrounds the emergence of tribal headship and administration amongst migrant communities, and reports on the intra-ethnic rivalries that followed.
Key concepts: Indirect rule, Colonial rule, Colonialism, Administration (probate law), Corporate governance, Politics, Ethnic group, Political science