JOURNAL ARTICLE

Cooperative Rule: Community Development in Britain's Late Empire. By Aaron Windel.

Published In: Twentieth Century British History, 2023, v. 34, n. 4. P. 835 1 of 3
Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3
Authored By: Browne, Adrian 3 of 3

Abstract

In "Cooperative Rule: Community Development in Britain's Late Empire" by Aaron Windel, the author argues that agricultural cooperatives were a political tool used by British colonial rule in Asia and Africa. Windel explores how these cooperatives were both appropriated and subverted by the colonized, leading to the rise of anti-colonial organizations. The book covers the late nineteenth century to the 1960s and examines the emergence of colonial cooperativism in India, the role of missionaries in inter-war community development, and the counterinsurgent treatment of cooperative organizations in post-war Uganda. Windel's work sheds light on the history of decolonization and challenges the view that cooperativism represents a sustainable radical alternative to capitalism. [Extracted from the article]

Additional Information

Source:Twentieth Century British History. 2023/12, Vol. 34, Issue 4, p835
Document Type:Article
Subject Area:History
Publication Date:2023
ISSN:0955-2359
DOI:10.1093/tcbh/hwad023
Accession Number:173944290
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