02761nam 2200589 450 991082828550332120230803203452.00-8214-4487-5(CKB)3710000000149904(EBL)1743723(OCoLC)884016968(SSID)ssj0001262654(PQKBManifestationID)11757969(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001262654(PQKBWorkID)11216107(PQKB)10147048(MiAaPQ)EBC1743723(Au-PeEL)EBL1743723(CaPaEBR)ebr10889332(EXLCZ)99371000000014990420140718h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrViolent intermediaries African soldiers, conquest, and everyday colonialism in German East Africa /Michelle R. MoydAthens, Ohio :Ohio University Press,2014.©20141 online resource (351 p.)New African HistoriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-8214-2089-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; A Note on Spellings, Currency, and Measurements; Introduction: Reconstructing Askari Realities; 1: Becoming Askari; 2: Making Askari Ways of War; 3: The Askari Way of War; 4: Station Life; 5: Askari as Agents of Everyday Colonialism; Conclusion: Making Askari Myths; Chronology; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexThe askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. Lauded by Germans for their loyalty during the East Africa campaign of World War I, but reviled by Tanzanians for the violence they committed during the making of the colonial state between 1890 and 1918, the askari have been poorly understood as historical agents. Violent Intermediaries situates them in their everyday household, community, military, and constabulary roNew African histories series.Mercenary troopsGerman East AfricaGerman East AfricaHistory, MilitaryGerman East AfricaHistoryGerman East AfricaColonizationGermanyColoniesAfrica, EastMercenary troops967.802Moyd Michelle R.1968-1627397MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828285503321Violent intermediaries3963987UNINA