A Short History Of Modern Angola

Author : David Birmingham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190613457

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A Short History of Modern Angola by David Birmingham Pdf

This history by celebrated Africanist David Birmingham begins in 1820 with the Portuguese attempt to create a third, African, empire after the virtual loss of Asia and America. In the nineteenth century the most valuable resource extracted from Angola was agricultural labor, first as privately owned slaves and later as conscript workers. The colony was managed by a few marine officers, by several hundred white political convicts, and by a couple of thousand black Angolans who had adopted Portuguese language and culture. The hub was the harbor city of Luanda which grew in the twentieth century to be a dynamic metropolis of several million people. The export of labor was gradually replaced when an agrarian revolution enabled white Portuguese immigrants to drive black Angolan laborers to produce sugar cane, cotton, maize and above all coffee. During the twentieth century Congo copper supplemented this wealth, by gem-quality diamonds, and by offshore oil. Although much of the countryside retained its dollar-a-day peasant economy, new wealth generated conflict which pitted white against black, north against south, coast against highland, American allies against Russian allies. The generation of warfare finally ended in 2002 when national reconstruction could begin on Portuguese colonial foundations.

Author : David Birmingham
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190613174

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A Short History of Modern Angola by David Birmingham Pdf

This history by celebrated Africanist David Birmingham begins in 1820 with the Portuguese attempt to create a third, African, empire after the virtual loss of Asia and America. In the nineteenth century the most valuable resource extracted from Angola was agricultural labor, first as privately owned slaves and later as conscript workers. The colony was managed by a few marine officers, by several hundred white political convicts, and by a couple of thousand black Angolans who had adopted Portuguese language and culture. The hub was the harbor city of Luanda which grew in the twentieth century to be a dynamic metropolis of several million people. The export of labor was gradually replaced when an agrarian revolution enabled white Portuguese immigrants to drive black Angolan laborers to produce sugar cane, cotton, maize and above all coffee. During the twentieth century Congo copper supplemented this wealth, by gem-quality diamonds, and by offshore oil. Although much of the countryside retained its dollar-a-day peasant economy, new wealth generated conflict which pitted white against black, north against south, coast against highland, American allies against Russian allies. The generation of warfare finally ended in 2002 when national reconstruction could begin on Portuguese colonial foundations.

Author : Roland Anthony Oliver,J. D. Fage
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Fiction
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081887700

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A Short History of Africa by Roland Anthony Oliver,J. D. Fage Pdf

Draws on the full range of literature about Africa as well as evidence provided by archaeology, oral traditions, language relationships and social institutions. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Karl Maier
Publisher : Serif Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : IND:30000110584947

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Angola by Karl Maier Pdf

Angola's civil war was the longest and bloodiest in Africa. Once the battleground for a proxy war between the Cold War superpowers, the country was supposed to become a model for a smooth transition from armed conflict to democracy. The government, previously backed by the Soviet Union and Cuba, and the UNITA rebels, who once enjoyed American and South African support, would exchange bullets for ballots - but it all went wrong ... UNITA's Jonas Savimbi rejected his defeat in the country's first ever free elections and plunged Angola back into war. The international community could only wring its hands, eventually negotiating a fragile new peace agreement. For millions of Angolans, however, the effects of a quarter of a century of violence have proved to be more enduring than the taste of peace.

Author : Michael D. Barr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857735768

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The Ruling Elite of Singapore by Michael D. Barr Pdf

Michael Barr explores the complex and covert networks of power at work in one of the world's most prosperous countries - the city-state of Singapore. He argues that the contemporary networks of power are a deliberate project initiated and managed by Lee Kuan Yew - former prime minister and Singapore's 'founding father' - designed to empower himself and his family. Barr identifies the crucial institutions of power - including the country's sovereign wealth funds, and the government-linked companies - together with five critical features that form the key to understanding the nature of the networks. He provides an assessment of possible shifts of power within the elite in the wake of Lee Kuan Yew's son, Lee Hsien Loong, assuming power, and considers the possibility of a more fundamental democratic shift in Singapore's political system.

Author : Malyn Newitt
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190911164

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A Short History of Mozambique by Malyn Newitt Pdf

This comprehensive overview traces the evolution of modern Mozambique, from its early modern origins in the Indian Ocean trading system and the Portuguese maritime empire to the fifteen-year civil war that followed independence and its continued after-effects. Though peace was achieved in 1992 through international mediation, Mozambique's remarkable recovery has shown signs of stalling. Malyn Newitt explores the historical roots of Mozambican disunity and hampered development, beginning with the divisive effects of the slave trade, the drawing of colonial frontiers in the 1890s and the lasting particularities of the north, centre and south, inherited from the compartmentalized approach of concession companies. Following the nationalist guerrillas' victory against the Portuguese in 1975, these regional divisions resurfaced in a civil war pitting the south against the north and centre, over attempts at far-reaching socioeconomic change. The settlement of the early 1990s is now under threat from a revived insurgency, and the ghosts of the past remain. This book seeks to distill this complex history, and to understand why, twenty-five years after the Peace Accord, Mozambicans still remain among the poorest people in the world.

Author : E.A. Heaman
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9781442628687

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A Short History of the State in Canada by E.A. Heaman Pdf

A concise, elegant survey of a complex aspect of Canadian history, A Short History of the State in Canada examines the theory and reality of governance within Canada's distinctive political heritage: a combination of Indigenous, French, and British traditions, American statism and anti-statism, and diverse, practical experiments and experiences. E.A. Heaman takes the reader through the development of the state in both principle and practice, examining Indigenous forms of government before European contact; the interplay of French and British colonial institutions before and after the Conquest of New France; the creation of the nineteenth-century liberal state; and, finally, the rise and reconstitution of the modern social welfare state. Moving beyond the history of institutions to include the development of political cultures and social politics, A Short History of the State in Canada is a valuable introduction to the topic for political scientists, historians, and anyone interested in Canada's past and present.

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Robinson
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472140883

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A Brief History of Italy by Jeremy Black Pdf

Despite the Roman Empire's famous 500-year reign over Europe, parts of Africa and the Middle East, Italy does not have the same long national history as states such as France or England. Divided for much of its history, Italy's regions have been, at various times, parts of bigger, often antagonistic empires, notably those of Spain and Austria. In addition, its challenging and varied terrain made consolidation of political control all the more difficult. This concise history covers, in very readable fashion, the formative events in Italy's past from the rise of Rome, through a unified country in thrall to fascism in the first half of the twentieth century right up to today. The birthplace of the Renaissance and the place where the Baroque was born, Italy has always been a hotbed of culture. Within modern Italy country there is fierce regional pride in the cultures and identities that mark out Tuscany, Rome, Sicily and Venice to name just a few of Italy's many famous regions. Jeremy Black draws on the diaries, memoirs and letters of historic travellers to Italy to gain insight into the passions of its people, first chronologically then regionally. In telling Italy's story, Black examines what it is that has given Italians such cultural clout - from food and drink, music and fashion, to art and architecture - and explores the causes and effects of political events, and the divisions that still exist today.

Author : Linda M. Heywood
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-01-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674237445

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Njinga of Angola by Linda M. Heywood Pdf

One of history’s most multifaceted rulers but little known in the West, Queen Njinga rivaled Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great in political cunning and military prowess. Today, she is revered in Angola as a heroine and honored in folk religions. Her complex legacy forms a crucial part of the collective memory of the Afro-Atlantic world.

Author : Patrick Chabal,Nuno Vidal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015074055321

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Angola by Patrick Chabal,Nuno Vidal Pdf

It is hoped that the multiparty elections of 2007 will bring about a political system in Angola that will ensure the country's sustained economic and social development. Angola is just emerging from almost three decades of civil war, and its abundant natural resources and booming oil sector could lay the groundwork for long-term economic prosperity and cement the transition towards political stability. But are these hopes realistic? Angola provides a thorough introduction to the history of Angola and analyzes its economic, political, and social evolution since independence. Its contributors offer incisive, original, and contemporary interpretations of one of the most complex countries in Africa.

Author : Renée Worringer
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 665 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442600447

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A Short History of the Ottoman Empire by Renée Worringer Pdf

In this beautifully illustrated overview, Renée Worringer provides a clear and comprehensive account of the longevity, pragmatism, and flexibility of the Ottoman Empire in governing over vast territories and diverse peoples. A Short History of the Ottoman Empire uses clear headings, themes, text boxes, primary source translations, and maps to assist students in understanding the Empire’s complex history.

Author : Jessica M. Chapman
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813197500

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Remaking the World by Jessica M. Chapman Pdf

Between 1945 and 1965, more than fifty nations declared their independence from colonial rule. At the height of the Cold War, the global process of decolonization complicated US-Soviet relations, while Soviet and American interventionism transformed the decolonizing process. Remaking the World examines the connections between the Cold War and decolonization. Through six carefully selected case studies—India, Egypt, the Congo, Vietnam, Angola, and Iran—historian Jessica M. Chapman addresses the shifting of Soviet, American, Chinese, and Cuban policies, the centrality of modernization, the role of the United Nations, the influence of regional actors like Israel and South Africa, and seminal post–Vietnam War shifts in the international system. Each case study analyzes at least one geopolitical turning point, demonstrating that the Cold War and decolonization were mutually constitutive processes in which local, national, and regional developments altered the superpower competition. Chapman presents the complexities of international relations and the ways in which local communist and democratic movements differed from their Soviet and American ties, as did their visions for independence and success.

Author : H. V. Livermore
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1966-01-02
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A New History of Portugal by H. V. Livermore Pdf

Author : David Birmingham
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521536863

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A Concise History of Portugal by David Birmingham Pdf

This concise, illustrated history of Portugal offers an introduction to the people and culture of the country, its empire, and to its search for economic modernisation, political stability and international partnership. The book studies the effects of the vast wealth mined from Portuguese Brazil, the growth of the wine trade, and the evolution of international ties. The Portuguese Revolution of 1820 to 1851 created a liberal monarchy, but in 1910 the king was overthrown and, by 1926, had been replaced by a dictatorship. In 1975 Portugal withdrew from its African colonies and turned north to become a democratic member of the European Community in 1986. Researched during the years which followed the fall of Portugal's dictators in 1974, this book has become the standard single-volume work. The second edition brings the story up to date and discusses the state of historical writing on Portugal at the turn of the millennium.

Author : Jacalyn Duffin
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-28
Category : Medicine
ISBN : 9781487509170

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History of Medicine, Third Edition by Jacalyn Duffin Pdf

The third edition of this bestselling introduction to medical history has been thoroughly updated to include recent scholarship and new events in major fields of medical endeavor.