1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910708163003321

Titolo

Puerto Rico status : hearing before the Committee on Resources, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, first session, on H.R. 856, a bill to provide a process leading to full self-government for Puerto Rico, March 19, 1997--Washington, DC

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Government Printing Office, , 1997

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iv, 200 pages)

Soggetti

Statehood (American politics)

Self-determination, National - Puerto Rico

Politics and government

International relations

Self-determination, National

Legislative hearings.

Puerto Rico Politics and government 1952-1998

Puerto Rico Relations United States

United States Relations Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 4, 2015).

"Serial no. 105-16."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823793603321

Autore

Parker John <1960->

Titolo

African history : a very short introduction / / John Parker and Richard Rathbone

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007

ISBN

9780191516597

9780192802484

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource : illustrations

Collana

Very short introductions

Disciplina

960

Soggetti

Africa History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The idea of Africa -- Africans: diversity and unity -- Africa's past: historical sources -- Africa in the world -- Colonialism in Africa -- Imagining the future, rebuilding the past -- Memory and forgetting, past and present.

Sommario/riassunto

"African History: A Very Short Introduction" looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented by examining the unity and diversity of African cultures, slavery, religion, colonial conquest, the diaspora, and the importance of history in understanding contemporary Africa. Africa has been known as 'the cradle of mankind', and its recoverable history stretches back to the Pharaohs. But the idea of study of ‘African history’ itself is new. Why is it still contested and controversial? Who invented the idea of 'Africa'? How is African history pieced together, given such a lack of documentary evidence? How did Africa interact with the world 1,000 years ago? -- From publisher's description.