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UNINA9910455816003321 |
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Titolo |
Rethinking Resistance : Revolt and Violence in African History / / edited by Jon Abbink, Klaas van Walraven, Mirjam de Bruijn |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Leiden; ; Boston : , : BRILL, , 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-46687-1 |
9786610466870 |
1-4175-0717-9 |
90-474-0162-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (380 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Decolonization - Africa - History |
Government, Resistance to - Africa - History |
Revolutions - Africa - History |
Violence - Africa - History |
Electronic books. |
Africa Ethnic relations |
Africa History, Military |
Africa Politics and government |
Europe Colonies Africa History |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Maps, figures, tables and photographs; Preface; 1 Rethinking resistance in African history: An introduction; PART I: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES; PART II: SOCIAL INEQUALITIES AND COLONIAL HIERARCHIES; PART III: VIOLENCE, MEANING AND IDEOLOGY IN RESISTANCE; PART IV: RESISTANCE AS HERITAGE AND MEMORY; List of authors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Revolts and violence have always been features of African history but questions frequently still remain as to what and who the targets of resistance were. This volume reviews the subject of resistance in the light of current scholarly thought. Were political forms of resistance directed at the imposition or ending of colonial rule or at African elites |
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