Margery Perham explores how anti-colonialism led to emancipation in Africa in her second lecture entitled 'African Nationalism'. Show more
The Reith Lectures
Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning
The Colonial Reckoning: Anti-Colonialism and Anti-Imperialism
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Margery Perham explores the meaning of colonialism in her first Reith lecture entitled 'Anti-Colonialism and Anti-Imperialism'. Show more
Margery Perham considers the problem of the European colonists in her fourth lecture entitled 'The Problem of White Settlement'. Show more
Margery Perham considers the political pressures of African nationalism in her third Reith lecture entitled 'The Politics of Emancipation'. Show more
The Reith Lectures
Margery Perham - The Colonial Reckoning
The Colonial Reckoning; Prospects for the Future
30 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
Margery Perham considers the future for the former colonial states in Africa in her final lecture entitled 'Prospects for the Future'. Show more
Margery Perham evaluates the positives and negatives of British colonial rule in her fifth Reith Lecture entitled 'The Colonial Account'. Show more