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African world histories : colonial Africa, 1884-1994 / Dennis Laumann.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laumann, Dennis, 1970-
- Series:
- African world histories
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa--Colonization.
- Africa.
- Colonization.
- Africa--History--1884-1960.
- History.
- Africa--History--1960-.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 91 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]
- Summary:
- African World Histories is a series of retellings of some of the most commonly discussed episodes of the African and global past from the perspectives of Africans who lived through them. Accessible yet scholarly, African World Histories gives students insights into African experiences concerning many of the events and trends that are commonly discussed in the history classroom.
- About The Author Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1: Economics
- Abolition and "legitimate commerce"
- Informal colonialism
- Scramble for Africa
- Colonial economy
- Suggested readings
- Chapter 2: Administration
- District officers, intermediaries, and missionaries
- Models of colonial rule
- Identity and politics
- Comparative colonialism
- Settler colonies
- Chapter 3: Violence
- Conquest and resistance
- Uprisings and atrocities
- World wars
- Armed liberation struggles
- Chapter 4: Liberation
- Pan-Africanism
- Second World War impact
- Marxism
- South Africa.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199796397
- 0199796394
- OCLC:
- 794227938
- Publisher Number:
- 99969346923
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