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Autore |
Long David E |
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From Slavery to Independence : The Global Military March of Southern Sudanese Troops. Centered on a Translation of Umar Tusun's Heroism of the Egyptian-Sudanese Battalion in the War of Mexico |
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Berlin : , : Frank & Timme, , 2021 |
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©2021 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (139 pages) |
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Collana |
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Leipzig Middle East Studies ; ; v.3 |
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Slavery - Mexico |
Autonomy - Mexico |
Puebla, Battle of, Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico, 1862 |
Südsudan |
South Sudan |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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PublicationDate: 20210322 |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- PROLOGUE David E. Long -- BACKGROUNDER Sebastian Maisel -- HEROISM OF THE EGYPTIAN-SUDANESE BATTALION IN THE WAR OF MEXICO -- EPILOGUE David E. Long and Sebastian Maisel -- APPENDIX. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Long description: In 1863 slaves and conscript soldiers from Sudan landed in Mexico. What has happened? The Egyptian Khedive has sent them on the request of Napoleon III to fight for the Habsburg Emperor Maximilian against the Mexican republican troops of Benito Juarez of Zapotec origin. Although the story of this military adventure is so multi-facetted and connects a mosaic of diverse identities it is largely forgotten. Based on personal experience, literary translations, interviews, and the exploration of other repositories, David E. Long and Sebastian Maisel bring back the life-stories of those brave Sudanese men and their descendants and their ultimate fight for freedom and independence. |
Biographical note: David E. Long was a foreign service diplomat, professor of Islamic and Security Studies, and international consultant |
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