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Africa and Mathematics : From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods / / by Dirk Huylebrouck
| Africa and Mathematics : From Colonial Findings Back to the Ishango Rods / / by Dirk Huylebrouck |
| Autore | Huylebrouck Dirk |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Disciplina | 514.742096 |
| Collana | Mathematics, Culture, and the Arts |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics
History Social sciences Africa, Sub-Saharan—History History of Mathematical Sciences Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences History of Sub-Saharan Africa |
| ISBN | 3-030-04037-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I: Mathematics in the Heart of Africa -- 1. Rationale and Sources -- 2. Storytelling and Music -- 3. Creative Counting -- 4. Drawings -- 5. Reasoning Without Writing -- 6. Multiplication in the Yoruba and "Ethiopian" Way -- Part II: The Ishango Rod(s) -- 7. The Ishango Site -- 8. Mathematical Carvings -- 9. Missing Link -- 10. Not Out of Africa -- 11. A Second Rod -- Part III: Epilogue -- 12. Museum Visit, Teaching, Research -- References. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910338250003321 |
Huylebrouck Dirk
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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African Perspectives of King Dingane kaSenzangakhona : The Second Monarch of the Zulu Kingdom / / by Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu
| African Perspectives of King Dingane kaSenzangakhona : The Second Monarch of the Zulu Kingdom / / by Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu |
| Autore | Ndlovu Sifiso Mxolisi |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (303 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 916.80974963 |
| Collana | African Histories and Modernities |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa, Sub-Saharan—History
History, Modern Social history Civilization—History History of Sub-Saharan Africa Modern History Social History Cultural History |
| ISBN | 3-319-56787-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Magolwane kaMkhathini Jiyane and Mshongweni: Izibongo and the construction of King Dingane's archive -- 3. Oral Traditions and the Consolidation of King Dingane's Archive: Mid-nineteenth to the early twentieth century -- 4. The Image of King Dingane and Zulu Nationalist Politics -- 5. 'Remember Dingaan's Day — the passing of African Independence': Public history and the counter-commemoration of King Dingane, 1920-1930 -- 6. African Nationalists and Contending Perspectives of King Dingane: 1916-1980s -- 7. African Academics and Poets: The roots of scholarly perspectives on King Dingane, 1930s to 1980s -- 8. The Political Images of King Dingane in the Age of Armed Struggle, 1960-1994 -- 9. Conclusion. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254773803321 |
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Ndlovu Sifiso Mxolisi
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Anatomy of Neo-Colonialism in Kenya : British Imperialism and Kenyatta, 1963–1978 / / by W. O. Maloba
| The Anatomy of Neo-Colonialism in Kenya : British Imperialism and Kenyatta, 1963–1978 / / by W. O. Maloba |
| Autore | Maloba W. O |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XI, 393 p.) |
| Disciplina | 960 |
| Collana | African Histories and Modernities |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa, Sub-Saharan—History
Imperialism Great Britain—History Africa—Politics and government History of Sub-Saharan Africa Imperialism and Colonialism History of Britain and Ireland African Politics |
| ISBN | 3-319-50965-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. The End of Radicalism: "Throwing Oginga Odinga under the Bus" -- 3. African Socialism and the Rise of Conservative Nationalism -- 4. Defending Kenya: Looking from Within -- 5. Toward the End: Corruption, the Family and Struggles for Succession -- 6. At the End: Opening the Question of Legacy. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254767103321 |
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Maloba W. O
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Australia's Communities and the Boer War / / by John McQuilton
| Australia's Communities and the Boer War / / by John McQuilton |
| Autore | McQuilton John |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (132 p.) |
| Disciplina | 900 |
| Collana | Palgrave Pivot |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa, Sub-Saharan—History
Asia—History History of Sub-Saharan Africa History of South Asia |
| ISBN | 3-319-30825-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Portrait of a Region -- 2. 'Skyrocket Patriotism’: October 1899 to December 1900 -- 3. Exploring Disloyalty -- 4. Our ‘Boys’ -- 5. From the Veldt -- 6. Removing the Stain: Wilmansrust -- 7. The Occasional War: January 1901 to August 1902 -- 8. Obligations, Monuments and Moving On -- Conclusion. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254787203321 |
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McQuilton John
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Church, State and Colonialism in Southeastern Congo, 1890–1962 / / by Reuben A. Loffman
| Church, State and Colonialism in Southeastern Congo, 1890–1962 / / by Reuben A. Loffman |
| Autore | Loffman Reuben A |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina |
261.709021
282.6751 |
| Collana | Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Imperialism
Africa, Sub-Saharan—History Religion—History Imperialism and Colonialism History of Sub-Saharan Africa History of Religion |
| ISBN | 3-030-17380-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction: The Catholic 'Republic' in Southeastern Congo -- 2 Pre-Colonial Politics in Kongolo to 1890 -- 3 The Halting Development of Catholic Power in Kongolo, 1891-1917 -- 4 The Failure of ‘Great’ Chieftainships and the Extension of Catholic Authority, 1918-1932 -- 5 Missionaries and the Formation of Colonial Chieftainship, 1933-1939 -- 6 A Marriage of Convenience: Church and State in the Late Colonial Period, 1940-1956 -- 7 Religion, Class and the Katangese Secession, 1957-1962 -- 8 Conclusion -- . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910484182003321 |
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Loffman Reuben A
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Crisis, Identity and Migration in Post-Colonial Southern Africa / / edited by Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Nene Ernest Khalema, Lovemore Chipungu, Tamuka C. Chirimambowa, Tinashe Lukas Chimedza
| Crisis, Identity and Migration in Post-Colonial Southern Africa / / edited by Hangwelani Hope Magidimisha, Nene Ernest Khalema, Lovemore Chipungu, Tamuka C. Chirimambowa, Tinashe Lukas Chimedza |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVIII, 234 p. 1 illus. in color.) |
| Disciplina | 304.80968 |
| Collana | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa—Politics and government
Political economy Emigration and immigration Africa, Sub-Saharan—History Economic history African Politics International Political Economy Migration History of Sub-Saharan Africa Economic History |
| ISBN | 3-319-59235-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Conceptualisation and Overview of Migration Patterns in Southern Africa: Crisis, Identity, and (Be)longing: A Thematic Introduction of the Vestiges of Migration in Post-independence Southern Africa -- Decolonizing Borders, Decriminalizing Migration and Rethinking Citizenship -- Uneven Development and Conflict in Southern Africa: Interrogating the Patterns and Accumulation Processes -- Migration and Public Service Delivery - The Status Quo and Polic Responses in Sending and Receiving Countries -- Gender, Migration and Crisis in Southern Africa: Contestations and Tensions in the Informal Spaces and "Illegal Labour" Market -- The Post-Colonial Political Economy of Development, Governance and Nation-State Formation: Migration, Logics of Inclusion and Exclusion, and Xenophobia: The Case of African Migrants in Post-Apartheid South Africa -- Migrant Labour and Social Construction of Citizenship in Lesotho and Swaziland -- From Reservoir to Corridor: Changing Patterns of Migration in Mozambique -- Migration, Marginalisation and Oppression in Mangaung, South Africa -- Re-Magining Migration, Citizenship, Identity, Formation and Development: Between Neoliberal Orthodoxy and Securitisation: Prospects and Challenges for a Borderless Southern African Community -- Migration Policies in the Region: Thinking Beyond the Enclaved Political Economy -- Disaggregated Development: Between "Trade, Industrialisation and Migration" -- In Pursuit of Regeneration and Integration in Southern Africa: Concluding Comments on Contemporary Challenges and Possibilities. . |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910739455603321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Currencies of the Indian Ocean World / / edited by Steven Serels, Gwyn Campbell
| Currencies of the Indian Ocean World / / edited by Steven Serels, Gwyn Campbell |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Disciplina |
332.46
332.491824 |
| Collana | Palgrave Series in Indian Ocean World Studies |
| Soggetto topico |
World history
Imperialism Asia—History China—History Africa, Sub-Saharan—History World History, Global and Transnational History Imperialism and Colonialism History of South Asia History of China History of Sub-Saharan Africa |
| ISBN | 3-030-20973-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: The Indian Ocean World Currency System -- 2. Major "International" Currencies of China and Japan: The Use of Copper Coins, Silver Ingots and Paper Money -- 3. Indian Kingdoms, 1200–1500 and the Maritime Trade in Monetary Commodities -- 4. What East Africans Got for their Ivory and Slaves: The Nature, Working and Circulation of Commodity Currencies in Nineteenth-Century East Africa -- 5. Currency and Currency Problems in Imperial Madagascar, 1820–1895 -- 6. Currency as Commodity, as Symbol of Sovereignty and as Subject of Legal Dispute: Henri Greffülhe and the Coinage of Zanzibar in the Late Nineteenth Century -- 7. The Circulation of Modern Currencies and the Impoverishment of the Red Sea World, 1882–2010 -- 8. Gilding the Waves: Gold Smuggling and Monetary Policies around the Arabian Sea, 1939–1967 -- 9. Dollar, Sovereign and Rupee: Money in Mauritius. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483809203321 |
| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979 : A Race Against Time / / by David Kenrick
| Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979 : A Race Against Time / / by David Kenrick |
| Autore | Kenrick David |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Disciplina |
325.3
305.89206891 |
| Collana | Britain and the World |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa, Sub-Saharan—History
Imperialism Civilization—History World politics History of Sub-Saharan Africa Imperialism and Colonialism Cultural History Political History |
| ISBN | 3-030-32698-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1 Introduction -- 2 White Rhodesian Society ca. 1950s-1980 -- 3 Blood and Referendums: Nationalist History and the Case for a Unilateral Declaration of Independence -- 4 These Colours Don’t Fade: Changing the Rhodesian Flag, 1967-1968 -- 5 Sovereign Independence? Rhodesians and the Monarchy, 1965-1970 -- 6 ‘The Last Word in Rhodesian’: Visions of the Nation in White Rhodesian Music -- 7 ‘Now as Then?’: Race, Rembrance and the Rhodesian Nation in the 1970s -- 8 Conclusion -- . |
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Kenrick David
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ethnicities and Tribes in Sub-Saharan Africa : Opening Old Wounds / / by S. N. Sangmpam
| Ethnicities and Tribes in Sub-Saharan Africa : Opening Old Wounds / / by S. N. Sangmpam |
| Autore | Sangmpam S. N |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 112 p.) |
| Disciplina | 960 |
| Collana | Palgrave Pivot |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa, Sub-Saharan—History
History, Modern Ethnicity History of Sub-Saharan Africa Modern History Ethnicity Studies |
| ISBN | 3-319-50200-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Tribe, Ethnicity, and Colonial Rule -- 3. The Particularity of Tribal Allegiance in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 4. The Profusion of Tribes as Determinant Factor in Sub-Saharan Africa -- 5. Tribe is Not Ethnicity: The Untenability of Anti-tribe and Pro-ethnicity Arguments -- 6. Tribe is Not a Component of Ethnicity -- 7. Tribal Allegiance and the Overstated Role of the Colonial State -- 8. Precolonial History and the Saliency and Persistence of Tribal Allegiance -- 9. Conclusion: Why Does it Matter? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254769403321 |
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Sangmpam S. N
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Grid Planning in the Urban Design Practices of Senegal / / by Liora Bigon, Eric Ross
| Grid Planning in the Urban Design Practices of Senegal / / by Liora Bigon, Eric Ross |
| Autore | Bigon Liora |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 pages) |
| Disciplina |
307.1216
307.121609663 |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa, Sub-Saharan—History
Urban geography Cities and towns—History Human geography Sociology, Urban History of Sub-Saharan Africa Urban Geography / Urbanism (inc. megacities, cities, towns) Urban History Human Geography Urban Studies/Sociology |
| ISBN | 3-030-29526-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- List of Figures -- Bibliography -- Chapter 1. Grid Plan Cultures, Historiographic Traditions and Africa -- Chapter 2. Grid Plan Traditions in Senegal: Contemporary Muslim Towns and their Historical Formalistic Origins -- Chapter 3. Configuring the French Colonial Grid in Senegal: Comptoirs, Escales, Villages de Liberté and Capital Cities -- Chapter 4. Current Planning Interactions: What Is Going On Beneath the Grids of Senegal’s Cities Today [in collaboration with Tom Hart*] -- Chapter 5. Conclusion: Disentangling the Grid -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910372758503321 |
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Bigon Liora
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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