Hailey
A Study in British Imperialism, 1872–1969

A study of William Hailey's career in the Indian civil Service and as an African expert.

John W. Cell (Author)

9780521411073, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 27 March 1992

352 pages
23.6 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm, 0.62 kg

"...the definitive study of Lord Hailey. The author, a specialist in British colonial administrative history, canvassed a vast range of unpublished documents in Indian, British, and American archives, as well as printed materials needing eleven pages to list. The Cambridge University Press produced, as usual, a meticulously edited an handsome book." Don M. Creigier, Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism

William Malcolm Hailey (1872–1969) was, by common consent, the most distinguished member of the Indian Civil Service in the twentieth century. Going out to India in 1894, he served as the first chief commissioner of Delhi (1912–18), as Finance and then Home Member of the Viceroy's Council (1919–24), and then as Governor of the Punjab (1924–8) and the United Provinces (1928–34). As adviser to five viceroys, he was one of the most resourceful strategists seeking to deal with the challenge of Gandhi and the Indian National Congress. After leaving India he had what amounted to a second career in relation to Africa, during which he directed two editions of the African Survey (1938, 1956), wrote two important reports on British colonial administration, and served as an adviser to the Colonial Office. This is the first book-length study of Hailey's career.

Preface
1. Early life
2. Colonisation officer, 1901–6
3. From Sargodha to Delhi, 1907–12
4. Chief commissioner of Delhi, 1912–18
5. A report on the Punjab
6. Finance member, 1919–22
7. Home member, 1922–4
8. Governor of the Punjab: the Sikhs, 1924–5
9. Governor of the Punjab: the communal problem, 1924–6
10. Governor of the Punjab: the communal problem, 1927–8
11. Governor of UP, 1928–30
12. Governor of UP: civil disobedience and round table conference, 1930–31
13. Governor of UP: year of crisis
14. Governor of UP: winding down 1932–4
15. Surveyor of Africa, 1935–9
16. Two missions to Africa, 1939–40
17. A report and a vision, 1941–2
18. Adviser and propagandist, 1942–5
19. Indian partition and the onset of African decolonisation, 1945–9
20. Defender of the faith, 1949–69
Bibliography.

Subject Areas: 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 [HBLW], British & Irish history [HBJD1]