British non-interference in local law only retarded, not prevented, indigenous nationalism

Evidence

The British tried to escape the dangerous inconsistency inherent in the nation’s attempt at empire building by leaving the conquered peoples to their own devices as far as culture, religion, and law were concerned, by staying aloof and refraining from spreading British law and culture. This did not prevent the natives from developing national consciousness and from clamoring for sovereignty and independence—though it may have retarded the process somewhat. — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 355

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• XREF: Complements how ‘indirect rule’ as a technique of exclusion appears in the later field readings.