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Colonial Africa: 1884-1994.
GIC Collection at Penn Libraries
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laumann, Dennis, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature: Colonialism, Empire, and Postcolonial Studies.
- Local Subjects:
- Literature: Colonialism, Empire, and Postcolonial Studies.
- 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 1
- Abolition and "Legitimate Commerce" 5
- Informal Colonialism 7
- Scramble for Africa 10
- Colonial Economy 14
- Conclusion 20
- Chapter 2 Administration 22
- District Officers, Intermediaries, and Missionaries 24
- Models of Colonial Rule 28
- Identity and Politics 30
- Comparative Colonialism 36
- Settler Colonies 39
- Chapter 3 Violence 43
- Conquest and Resistance 45
- Uprisings and Atrocities 48
- World Wars 51
- Armed Liberation Struggles 54
- Chapter 4 Liberation 62
- Pan-Africanism 64
- Second World War Impact 67
- Marxism 69
- South Africa 71
- Conclusion 75.
- ISBN:
- 9780199796397
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