{"product_id":"symbol-of-authority-9781350176164","title":"Symbol of Authority","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Anthony Kirk-Greene, who served as a district officer in Nigeria for over a decade, draws upon personal memoirs, diaries, private and official papers, and his own experience, to paint a vivid picture of the service from his perspective. \u003ci\u003eSymbol of Authority \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the socio-educational status of district officers, their recruitment and training, and what they did in both their work and leisure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations – vi Foreword by J.H. Smith, CBE – vii Abbreviations – xi Introduction – xv  Part I. Stepping Stones 1.       The Colonial Administrative Service: Chronology and Context – 1 2.       Towards a Colonial Service Career – 15 3.       Training for the Colonial Service – 42 Part II. The Heart of the Matter 4.       First Tour – 60 5.       The Day’s Work: In Station – 94 6.       The Day’s Work: On Tour – 124 7.       The Day’s Work: The Secretariat – 143 8.       After the Day’s Work – 164 9.       Through Female Eyes – 180 Part III. All Change 10.   The District Officer and Decolonization – 207 11.   Looking Back: The Image and the Memory of the DO – 231 Notes – 270 Bibliography – 305","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52084832698711,"sku":"9781350176164","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350176164.jpg?v=1762207298","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/symbol-of-authority-9781350176164","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}