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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136585403321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of African colonial conflicts / / Timothy J. Stapleton, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, California : , : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, , [2017]

�2017

ISBN

979-82-16-04336-2

1-59884-837-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 volumes (xxviii, 787 pages)) : illustrations, maps, portraits

Collana

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

960.03

Soggetti

Colonies - Africa - History

Africa Colonization History Encyclopedias

Europe Colonies Africa History Encyclopedias

Africa History, Military Encyclopedias

Africa Biography Encyclopedias

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Volume 1. A-H -- Volume 2. I-Z.

Sommario/riassunto

This encyclopedia introduces the history of colonial wars in Africa and illustrates why African countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan continue to experience ethnic, political, and religious violence in the early 21st century.