LEADER 03725nam 2200433 450 001 9910480913603321 005 20210901203039.0 010 $a1-5275-2042-0 035 $a(CKB)4100000007102405 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5568647 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5568647 035 $a(OCoLC)1059451095 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007102405 100 $a20181122d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aAfrica and the First World War $eremembrance, memories and representations after 100 years /$fedited by De-Valera NYM Botchway and Kwame Osei Kwarteng 210 1$aNewcastle-upon-Tyne, England :$cCambridge Scholars Publishing,$d[2018] 210 4$dİ2018 215 $a1 online resource (xxiii, 249 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a1-5275-0546-4 327 $aIntro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Section I: Recruitments, Battlefronts and African Responses -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Section II: Wartime Colonial Economic Policies -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Section III: Wartime, Society and Mobility -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Section IV: Memory, Remembrance and Representations -- Chapter Eleven -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Contributors. 330 $aThe First World War was a widespread conflagration in world history, which, despite its European origins, had enormous effects throughout the world. Fettered to European politics and diplomacy through colonialism, Africa could not claim a position of neutrality, meaning that it mobilised human and natural resources to support the imperial war effort. Fighting both within and outside Africa, colonised Africans who were compelled or coaxed by the colonial regimes of the warring European countries fought Europeans and Africans too. The soldiers fought with great dedication and contributed significantly to successes attained by the belligerent European colonialists. Similarly, African non-combatants, like carriers, brought zeal and enthusiasm to difficult wartime tasks. The impact of the war on Africa was immense with far-reaching consequences in specific colonies, and touched the lives of all Africans under colonial rule. Although the continent's connections to the war were immense and diverse, these experiences are not widely known among scholars and the general public. This is because, over the years, most studies and commemorative events of the war have centred on the European theatre of the war and its outcomes. This book brings together interesting essays written by scholars of African history, society, and military about African experiences of the war. It complements and problematises some key themes on Africa and the First World War, and offers a stimulating historiographical excursion, providing possibilities for reconsidering normative conclusions on the war. The volume will be of interest to general readers, as well as students and researchers in different areas of scholarship, including African history, war studies, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, labour history, and the history of memory, among others. 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$zAfrica 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918 676 $a940.416 702 $aBotchway$b De-Valera N. Y. M$g(De-Valera Nana Yaw Mpere), 702 $aKwarteng$b K. Osei$g(Kwame Osei), 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480913603321 996 $aAfrica and the First World War$9779367 997 $aUNINA