Africa In The Twentieth Century

Author : Dickson Eyoh,Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 1115 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134565849

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Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History by Dickson Eyoh,Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Pdf

With nearly two hundred and fifty individually signed entries, the Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History explores the ways in which the peoples of Africa and their politics, states, societies, economies, environments, cultures and arts were transformed during the course of that Janus-faced century. Overseen by a diverse and distinguished international team of consultant editors, the Encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of the global and local forces that shaped the changes that the continent underwent. Combining essential factual description with evaluation and analysis, the entries tease out patterns from across the continent as a whole, as well as within particular regions and countries: it is the first work of its kind to present such a comprehensive overview of twentieth-century African history. With full indexes and a thematic entry list, together with ample cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading, the Encyclopedia will be welcomed as an essential work of reference by both scholar and student of twentieth-century African history. Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2004

Author : Bill Freund
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108427401

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Twentieth-Century South Africa by Bill Freund Pdf

This unique history highlights South Africa's complex and dynamic attempt to build a developmental state; an attempt that ultimately faltered.

Author : Timothy Stapleton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 351 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351104661

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Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century by Timothy Stapleton Pdf

This book examines the causes, course and consequences of warfare in twentieth century Africa, a period which spanned colonial rebellions, both World Wars, and the decolonization process. Timothy Stapleton contextualizes the essential debates and controversies surrounding African conflict in the twentieth century while providing insightful introductions to such conflicts as: African rebellions against colonial regimes in the early twentieth century, including the rebellion and infamous genocide of the Herero and Nama people in present-day Namibia; The African fronts of World War I and World War II, and the involvement of colonized African peoples in these global conflicts; Conflict surrounding the widespread decolonization of Africa in the 1950s and 1960s; Rebellion and civil war in Africa during the Cold War, when American and Soviet elements often intervened in efforts to turn African battlegrounds into Cold War proxy conflicts; The Second Congo Civil War, which is arguably the bloodiest conflict in any region since World War II; Supported by a glossary, a who’s who of key figures, a timeline of major events, a rich bibliography, and a set of documents which highlight the themes of the book, Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century is the best available resource for students and scholars seeking an introduction to violent conflict in recent African history.

Author : William Beinart
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191587832

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Twentieth-Century South Africa by William Beinart Pdf

An innovative examination of the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped twentieth-century South Africa. This book provides a stimulating introduction to the history of South Africa in the twentieth century. It draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on that country and, to a greater extent than previous accounts, weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative. Apartheid and industrialization, especially mining, are central theme, as is the rise of nationalism in the Afrikaner and African communities. But the author also emphasizes the neglected significance of rural experiences and local identities in shaping political consciousness. The roles played by such key figure as Smuts, Verwoerd, de Klerk, Plaatje, and Mandela are explored, while recent historiographical trends are reflected in analyses of rural protest, white cultural politics, the vitality of black urban life, and environmental decay. The book assesses the analysis of black reactions to apartheid, the rise of the ANC. The concluding chapter brings this seminal history up-to-date, tackling the issues and events from 1994-1999 - in particular the success of Mandela and the ANC in seeing through the end of apartheid rule. It also looks at the chances of a stable future for the new-found democracy in South Africa.

Author : Iris Berger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521517072

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Women in Twentieth-Century Africa by Iris Berger Pdf

Explores the paradoxical image of African women as exceptionally oppressed, but also as strong, resourceful and rebellious.

Author : Stephen Adebanji Akintoye
Publisher : London : Longman
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015003983957

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Emergent African States by Stephen Adebanji Akintoye Pdf

Author : Jeff Schauer
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-17
Category : History
ISBN : 3030028828

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Wildlife between Empire and Nation in Twentieth-Century Africa by Jeff Schauer Pdf

This book traces the emergence of wildlife policy in colonial eastern and central Africa over the course of a century. Spanning from imperial conquest through the consolidation of colonial rule, the rise of nationalism, and the emergence of neocolonial and neoliberal institutions, this book shows how these fundamental themes of the twentieth century shaped the relationships between humans and animals in what are today Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Malawi. A set of key themes emerges—changing administrative forms, militarization, nationalism, science, and a relentlessly broadening constituency for wildlife. Jeff Schauer illuminates how each of these developments were contingent upon the colonial experience, and how they fashioned a web of structures for understanding and governing wildlife in Africa—one which has lasted into the twenty-first century.

Author : Joseph C. Anene,Godfrey N. Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015000050875

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Africa in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Joseph C. Anene,Godfrey N. Brown Pdf

Author : Oyekan Owomoyela
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1993-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 080328604X

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A History of Twentieth-century African Literatures by Oyekan Owomoyela Pdf

African literatures, says volume editor Oyekan Owomoyela, "testify to the great and continuing impact of the colonizing project on the African universe." African writers must struggle constantly to define for themselves and other just what "Africa" is and who they are in a continent constructed as a geographic and cultural entity largely by Europeans. This study reflects the legacy of colonialism by devoting nine of its thirteen chapters to literature in "Europhone" languages—English, French, and Portuguese. Foremost among the Anglophone writers discussed are Nigerians Amos Tutuola, Chinua Achebe, and Wole Soyinka. Writers from East Africa are also represented, as are those from South Africa. Contributors for this section include Jonathan A. Peters, Arlene A. Elder, John F. Povey, Thomas Knipp, and J. Ndukaku Amankulor. In African Francophone literature, we see both writers inspired by the French assimilationist system and those influenced by Negritude, the African-culture affirmation movement. Contributors here include Servanne Woodward, Edris Makward, and Alain Ricard. African literature in Portuguese, reflecting the nature of one of the most oppressive colonizing projects in Africa, is treated by Russell G. Hamilton. Robert Cancel discusses African-language literatures, while Oyekan Owomoyela treats the question of the language of African literatures. Carole Boyce Davies and Elaine Savory Fido focus on the special problems of African women writers, while Hans M. Zell deals with the broader issues of publishing—censorship, resources, and organization.

Author : Professor Eve Rosenhaft,Robbie Aitken
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781846317842

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Africa in Europe by Professor Eve Rosenhaft,Robbie Aitken Pdf

The book examines the ways in which people of African descent have negotiated the challenges of building private life and community in Europe since the late 19th century, considering how their experiences involves crossing borders into and across a multinational European space and creating alliances across lines of language, ethnicity and colour.

Author : William Beinart
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191606748

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Twentieth-Century South Africa by William Beinart Pdf

An innovative examination of the forces - both destructive and dynamic - which have shaped twentieth-century South Africa. This book provides a stimulating introduction to the history of South Africa in the twentieth century. It draws on the rich and lively tradition of radical history writing on that country and, to a greater extent than previous accounts, weaves economic and cultural history into the political narrative. Apartheid and industrialization, especially mining, are central theme, as is the rise of nationalism in the Afrikaner and African communities. But the author also emphasizes the neglected significance of rural experiences and local identities in shaping political consciousness. The roles played by such key figure as Smuts, Verwoerd, de Klerk, Plaatje, and Mandela are explored, while recent historiographical trends are reflected in analyses of rural protest, white cultural politics, the vitality of black urban life, and environmental decay. The book assesses the analysis of black reactions to apartheid, the rise of the ANC. The concluding chapter brings this seminal history up-to-date, tackling the issues and events from 1994-1999 - in particular the success of Mandela and the ANC in seeing through the end of apartheid rule. It also looks at the chances of a stable future for the new-found democracy in South Africa.

Author : A. Adu Boahen
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015064868451

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Africa in the Twentieth Century by A. Adu Boahen Pdf

South Asian readers and scholars find Wole Soyinka and his work specially fascinating. The manner in which he deals with colonial and postcolonial experience, the metaphysical strain embedded in his commentaries on Yoruba heritage and the numerous comparisons he makes with other cultures appeals to a South Asian sensibility. The essays in this volume focus on all the major genres in Soyinka's oeuvre: fiction, poetry, criticism, autobiography and drama. the contributors employ a variety of critical techniques in coming to terms with the writings of this Nobel Prize winning man.

Author : African Print Cultures Network. Meeting
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780472053179

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African Print Cultures by African Print Cultures Network. Meeting Pdf

Broad-ranging essays on the social, political, and cultural significance of more than a century's worth of newspaper publishing practices across the African continent

Author : Shiera Malik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317230281

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African Political Thought of the Twentieth Century by Shiera Malik Pdf

This book focuses on African political thought, as it emerged in the context of and contributed to fundamental changes in world order during the twentieth century, and as it continues to speak to the present global condition. The six chapters form a set of close readings of 20th century African political theorists insofar as their work forms part of a conversation that Africa had with itself and with the rest of the world regarding freedom, independence, emancipation and statehood, as well as forming part of the larger global conversations within which these theorists can be situated. The essays analyse the ideas and practices of a number of prominent figures including Frantz Fanon, Leopold Senghor, Amílcar Cabral, Agostinho Neto, Julius Nyerere, Gabriel d’Arboussier, Sembene Ousmane. This collection is unusual in its breadth, bringing together analyses of radical thinkers and activists from the Portuguese-, French- and English-speaking regions of Africa. It includes chapters from prominent senior figures in the field, as well as contributions from younger scholars. The editor includes a short introduction which frames the collection and situates its contribution to broader debates and fields of enquiry. This book was originally published as a special issue of African Identities.

Author : Joseph Hodge,Gerald Hodl,Martina Kopf
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526110862

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Developing Africa by Joseph Hodge,Gerald Hodl,Martina Kopf Pdf

This book investigates development in British, French and Portuguese colonial Africa during the last decades of colonial rule. During this period, development became the central concept underpinning the relationship between metropolitan Europe and colonial Africa. Combining historiographical accounts with analyses from other academic viewpoints, this book investigates a range of contexts, from agriculture to mass media. With its focus on the conceptual side of development and its broad geographical scope, it offers new and unique perspectives. An extensive introduction contextualises the individual chapters and makes the book an up-to-date point of entry into the subject of colonial development, not only for a specialist readership, but also for students of history, development and postcolonial studies. Written by scholars from Africa, Europe and North America, Developing Africa is a uniquely international dialogue on this vital chapter of twentieth-century transnational history.