White British diasporas in East and Central Africa: Resources for study and future heritage provision

Tough, A. G. (2018) White British diasporas in East and Central Africa: Resources for study and future heritage provision. In: Ngulube, P. (ed.) Handbook of Research on Heritage Management and Preservation. Series: Advances in religious and cultural studies. IGI Global, pp. 114-125. (doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-3137-1.ch006)

Abstract

This chapter offers a reflection on the experience of writing a biographical study of one White British family resident in East and Central Africa over the greater part of the twentieth century. It offers also some tentative generalisations on the subject of White British diasporas in East and Central Africa and heritage provision for them. Questions of class and classification in the colonial services and in the commercial sphere are discussed. The difficulties that arise in studying people who served in the lower echelons of the colonial services—which the author characterises as the ‘warrant officer’ class—are considered and potentially useful source materials are identified. This discussion is illustrated with particular reference to the Carr family. The role of memory institutions in Africa is discussed in relation to White British diasporas and it is argued that provision for this group is currently neglected. The potential for ancestral tourism is briefly explored.

• Item Type: Book Sections
• Status: Published
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tough, Dr Alistair
• Authors: Tough, A. G.
• College/School: College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Information Studies; University Services > Library and Collection Services > Library
• Publisher: IGI Global
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