Florian Wagner is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Erfurt.

'… the book makes a significant contribution, with the breadth of the research presented; in showcasing ICI's influence over a lengthy timespan; and in its ability to analyse the role of NGOs and their members. Historians of empire are well advised to consult this book, particularly those pursuing transnational, transimperial or institutional histories of Africa and Asia.' Hamish McDougall, International Affairs

• Introduction; 1. “More Beautiful than the Nationalist Thought”? Colonialist Fraternization and the Birth of Transnational Cooperation; 2. A Transcolonial Governmentality Sui Generis: The Invention of Emulative Development; 3. Politics of Comparison: The Dutch Model and the Reform of Colonial Training Schools; 4. Cultivating the Myth of Transcolonial Progress: The ICI and the Global Career of Buitenzorg's Agronomic Laboratory; 5. The Adatization of Islamic Law and Muslim Codes of Development; 6. Creating an “Anti-Geneva Bloc” and the Question of Representivity; 7. Inventing Fascist Eurafrica at the Volta Congress; 8. False Authenticity: The Fokon'olona and the Cooperative World Commonwealth; 9. “That Has Been Our Program for Fifty Years”: Sustained Development and Loyal Emancipation after 1945; Conclusion.

Florian Wagner is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Erfurt.

'… the book makes a significant contribution, with the breadth of the research presented; in showcasing ICI's influence over a lengthy timespan; and in its ability to analyse the role of NGOs and their members. Historians of empire are well advised to consult this book, particularly those pursuing transnational, transimperial or institutional histories of Africa and Asia.' Hamish McDougall, International Affairs

• Introduction; 1. “More Beautiful than the Nationalist Thought”? Colonialist Fraternization and the Birth of Transnational Cooperation; 2. A Transcolonial Governmentality Sui Generis: The Invention of Emulative Development; 3. Politics of Comparison: The Dutch Model and the Reform of Colonial Training Schools; 4. Cultivating the Myth of Transcolonial Progress: The ICI and the Global Career of Buitenzorg's Agronomic Laboratory; 5. The Adatization of Islamic Law and Muslim Codes of Development; 6. Creating an “Anti-Geneva Bloc” and the Question of Representivity; 7. Inventing Fascist Eurafrica at the Volta Congress; 8. False Authenticity: The Fokon'olona and the Cooperative World Commonwealth; 9. “That Has Been Our Program for Fifty Years”: Sustained Development and Loyal Emancipation after 1945; Conclusion.

Florian Wagner is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Erfurt.

'… the book makes a significant contribution, with the breadth of the research presented; in showcasing ICI's influence over a lengthy timespan; and in its ability to analyse the role of NGOs and their members. Historians of empire are well advised to consult this book, particularly those pursuing transnational, transimperial or institutional histories of Africa and Asia.' Hamish McDougall, International Affairs

• Introduction; 1. “More Beautiful than the Nationalist Thought”? Colonialist Fraternization and the Birth of Transnational Cooperation; 2. A Transcolonial Governmentality Sui Generis: The Invention of Emulative Development; 3. Politics of Comparison: The Dutch Model and the Reform of Colonial Training Schools; 4. Cultivating the Myth of Transcolonial Progress: The ICI and the Global Career of Buitenzorg's Agronomic Laboratory; 5. The Adatization of Islamic Law and Muslim Codes of Development; 6. Creating an “Anti-Geneva Bloc” and the Question of Representivity; 7. Inventing Fascist Eurafrica at the Volta Congress; 8. False Authenticity: The Fokon'olona and the Cooperative World Commonwealth; 9. “That Has Been Our Program for Fifty Years”: Sustained Development and Loyal Emancipation after 1945; Conclusion.