ABSTRACT
This conclusion reviews the three arguments that were made in the introduction: First, it argued books, reading and subscription libraries contributed to the core and peripheral criteria of clubbability utilized by the ‘select people’ to vet the clubbability of the indigenous elite. Second, it argued a series of internal and external challenges from the 1920s to the 1940s not only compelled the British metropolitan government to shift from a laissez-faire to a hands-on policy of colonial development but also compelled the ‘select people’ to expand their search for the ‘proper sort.’ Third, it argued that during and after World War II the British Council reorganized colonial subscription libraries to ensure their survival post-independence, thus helping to ensure the survivability of clubland as well.
