In pursuit of economic and strategic interests in Africa the British established a wide range of administrative structures and forms of governance based on state as well as non-state institutions and agents. This collection makes available rare sources on the aims, functions and effects of British administration in Africa. It explores the continuous interplay between mother country and colonial state that shaped the administration and its subsequent influence on African societies and European settler communities. Topics examined include: land and urban administration, law and jurisprudence, taxation, administration of natural resources, non-state administration including chartered company administration and missionary influence, recruitment, training and shifting philosophies of administration.