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Author : Terry H. Elkiss
Publisher : Cross Roads Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Quest for an African Eldorado written by Terry H. Elkiss and published by Cross Roads Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terry Howard Elkiss
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book The Quest for an African Eldorado written by Terry Howard Elkiss and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth MacGonagle
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 9781580462570
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (625 download)
Download or read book Crafting Identity in Zimbabwe and Mozambique written by Elizabeth MacGonagle and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crosses conventional theoretical, temporal, and geographical boundaries to show how the Ndau of southeast Africa actively shaped their own identity over a four-hundred-year period.
Author : Eric Allina
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813932750
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Slavery by Any Other Name written by Eric Allina and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2012-03-09 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on documents from a long-lost and unexplored colonial archive, Slavery by Any Other Name tells the story of how Portugal privatized part of its empire to the Mozambique Company. In the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the company governed central Mozambique under a royal charter and built a vast forced labor regime camouflaged by the rhetoric of the civilizing mission. Oral testimonies from more than one hundred Mozambican elders provide a vital counterpoint to the perspectives of colonial officials detailed in the archival records of the Mozambique Company. Putting elders' voices into dialogue with officials' reports, Eric Allina reconstructs this modern form of slavery, explains the impact this coercive labor system had on Africans’ lives, and describes strategies they used to mitigate or deflect its burdens. In analyzing Africans’ responses to colonial oppression, Allina documents how some Africans succeeded in recovering degrees of sovereignty, not through resistance, but by placing increasing burdens on fellow Africans—a dynamic that paralleled developments throughout much of the continent. This volume also traces the international debate on slavery, labor, and colonialism that ebbed and flowed during the first several decades of the twentieth century, exploring a conversation that extended from the backwoods of the Mozambique-Zimbabwe borderlands to ministerial offices in Lisbon and London. Slavery by Any Other Name situates this history of forced labor in colonial Africa within the broader and deeper history of empire, slavery, and abolition, showing how colonial rule in Africa simultaneously continued and transformed past forms of bondage.
Author : John P. Henderson
Publisher : The Majority Press
ISBN 13 : 9780912469256
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (692 download)
Download or read book Studies in the African Diaspora written by John P. Henderson and published by The Majority Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memorial volume by former Ph.D. students of James R. Hooker, late Professor of African History at Michigan State University. Topics include missionaries in Africa, early nationalist politics in British West Africa and Kenya, slave drivers in the United States, the Garvey Movement in Dominica and General Motors in South Africa. John P. Henderson is Professor of Economics and Harry A. Reed is Associate Professor of History, both at Michigan State University.
Author : John Carmichael
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book African Eldorado written by John Carmichael and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 1993 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel R. Headrick
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691154325
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)
Download or read book Power Over Peoples written by Daniel R. Headrick and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-25 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this work, Daniel Headrick traces the evolution of Western technologies and sheds light on the environmental and social factors that have brought victory in some cases and unforeseen defeat in others.
Author : Toyin Falola
Publisher : University Rochester Press
ISBN 13 : 1580464521
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (84 download)
Download or read book The African Diaspora written by Toyin Falola and published by University Rochester Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African diaspora is arguably the most important event in modern African history. From the fifteenth century to the present, millions of Africans have been dispersed -- many of them forcibly, others driven by economic need or political persecution--to other continents, creating large communities with African origins living outside their native lands. The majority of these communities are in North America. This historic displacement has meant that Africans are irrevocably connected to economic and political developments in the West and globally. Among the known legacies of the diaspora are slavery, colonialism, racism, poverty, and underdevelopment, yet the ways in which these same factors worked to spur the scattering of Africans are not fully understood -- by those who were part of this migration or by scholars, historians, and policymakers. In this definitive study of the diaspora in North America, Toyin Falola offers a causal history of the western dispersion of Africans and its effects on the modern world. Reengaging old and familiar debates and framing new ones that enrich the discourse surrounding Africa, Falola isolates the thread, running nearly six centuries, that connects the history of slavery, the transatlantic slave trade, and current migrations. A boon to scholars and policymakers and accessible to the general reader, the book explores diverse narratives of migration and shows that the cultures that migrated from Africa to the Americas have the capacity to unite and create a new pan-Africanist movement within the globalized world. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Africanist Award from the African Studies Association and serves as the vice president of the International Scientific Committee of the UNESCO Slave Route Project. His previous books published by the University of Rochester Press include The Power of African Cultures and Nationalism and African Intellectuals.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744057256
Total Pages : 759 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)
Download or read book The Black History Book written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 759 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about the most important milestones in Black history in The Black History Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Black History in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Black History Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagrams to immerse yourself in. This captivating book will broaden your understanding of Black History, with: - Covers the most important milestones in Black and African history - Packed with facts, charts, timelines and graphs to help explain core concepts - A visual approach to big subjects with striking illustrations and graphics throughout - Easy to follow text makes topics accessible for people at any level of understanding The Black History Book is a captivating introduction to the key milestones in Black History, culture, and society across the globe – from the ancient world to the present, aimed at adults with an interest in the subject and students wanting to gain more of an overview. Explore the rich history of the peoples of Africa and the African diaspora, and the struggles and triumphs of Black communities around the world, all through engaging text and bold graphics. Your Black History Questions, Simply Explained Which were the most powerful African empires? Who were the pioneers of jazz? What sparked the Black Lives Matter movement? If you thought it was difficult to learn about the legacy of African-American history, The Black History Book presents crucial information in an easy to follow layout. Learn about the earliest human migrations to modern Black communities, stories of the early kingdoms of Ancient Egypt and Nubia; the powerful medieval and early modern empires; and the struggle against colonization. This book also explores Black history beyond the African continent, like the Atlantic slave trade and slave resistance settlements; the Harlem Renaissance and Jazz Age; the Windrush migration; civil rights and Black feminist movements. The Big Ideas Series With millions of copies sold worldwide, The Black History Book is part of the award-winning Big Ideas series from DK. The series uses striking graphics along with engaging writing, making big topics easy to understand.
Author : W. G. Clarence-Smith
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719017193
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (171 download)
Download or read book The Third Portuguese Empire, 1825-1975 written by W. G. Clarence-Smith and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Simpson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780231700238
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Struggling with History written by Edward Simpson and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Struggling with History compares anthropological and historical approaches to the study of the Indian Ocean by focusing on the conflicted nature of cosmopolitanism. Essays contribute to current debates on the nature of cosmopolitanism, the comparative study of Muslim societies, and the examination of colonial and postcolonial contexts. Few books combine a comparable level of interdisciplinary scholarship and regional ethnographic expertise.
Author : Mariana Candido
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107328381
Total Pages : 387 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (73 download)
Download or read book An African Slaving Port and the Atlantic World written by Mariana Candido and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-29 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the history and development of the port of Benguela, the third largest port of slave embarkation on the coast of Africa, from the early seventeenth to the mid-nineteenth century. Benguela, located on the central coast of present-day Angola, was founded by the Portuguese in the early seventeenth century. In discussing the impact of the transatlantic slave trade on African societies, Mariana P. Candido explores the formation of new elites, the collapse of old states and the emergence of new states. Placing Benguela in an Atlantic perspective, this study shows how events in the Caribbean and Brazil affected social and political changes on the African coast. This book emphasizes the importance of the South Atlantic as a space for the circulation of people, ideas and crops.
Author : Peter O. Koch
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476642540
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book Eldorado and the Quest for Fortune and Glory in South America written by Peter O. Koch and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-06-23 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the origin of the legend of El Dorado and the various expeditions that set out to locate that mysterious land of untold wealth in South America. Motivated by both fanciful rumors of a golden city ruled by a man who coated himself daily with gold dust, and the more practical allure of a region abundant in cinnamon trees (a spice that was worth its weight in gold to Europeans), many conquistadors convinced themselves that another native empire awaited their conquest. These quests for fortune and glory would lead to an encounter with fierce female warriors who were believed to be the Amazons of ancient Greek lore, and the discovery of the mighty river later named for the legendary Amazon tribe. The first half of this book details the lesser-known accounts of German interest in locating the wealth of a golden kingdom called Xerira and an elusive passage at Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo which supposedly led to the Pacific Ocean. The second section focuses on the various Spanish efforts to discover El Dorado, each of which was eventually doomed to despair, disappointment, and death.
Author : Flore Janssen
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1526123525
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (261 download)
Download or read book Margaret Harkness written by Flore Janssen and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-10 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection places the life and work of Margaret Harkness at the heart of a broader consideration of the socially turbulent decades around the turn of the twentieth century in order to illuminate historical forms of women’s political activism.
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521810353
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (218 download)
Download or read book Africa and the Indian Ocean World from Early Times to Circa 1900 written by and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jane Hooper
Publisher : Ohio University Press
ISBN 13 : 0821445944
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Feeding Globalization written by Jane Hooper and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1600 and 1800, the promise of fresh food attracted more than seven hundred English, French, and Dutch vessels to Madagascar. Throughout this period, European ships spent months at sea in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, but until now scholars have not fully examined how crews were fed during these long voyages. Without sustenance from Madagascar, European traders would have struggled to transport silver to Asia and spices back to Europe. Colonies in Mozambique, Mauritius, and at the Cape relied upon frequent imports from Madagascar to feed settlers and slaves. In Feeding Globalization, Jane Hooper draws on challenging and previously untapped sources to analyze Madagascar’s role in provisioning European trading networks within and ultimately beyond the Indian Ocean. The sale of food from the island not only shaped trade routes and colonial efforts but also encouraged political centralization and the slave trade in Madagascar. Malagasy people played an essential role in supporting European global commerce, with far-reaching effects on their communities. Feeding Globalization reshapes our understanding of Indian Ocean and global history by insisting historians should pay attention to the role that food played in supporting other exchanges.
Author : Andrekos Varnava
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 1784996475
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (849 download)
Download or read book Imperial expectations and realities written by Andrekos Varnava and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wide-ranging edited collection that interrogates colonial expansion, and the mismatch between intention, perception and hype, and the actual realities.
