COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 1870 1914
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direct rule
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indirect rule
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imperilism
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social Darwinism
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Detailed explanation-1: -Indirect rule was the plan to use existing tribal structures and traditions as conduits for establishing rules and regulations while English officials worked behind the scenes and could exercise a veto power.
Detailed explanation-2: -Defining Direct and Indirect Rule Mamdani (1996) characterizes this difference in terms of the relationship of individuals to the colonial state: Those under direct rule relate to the state as citizens, whereas those under indirect rule are subjects under hierarchies of power.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some British colonies were ruled directly by the Colonial Office in London, while others were ruled indirectly through local rulers who are supervised behind the scenes by British advisors.