Africa under colonial domination 1880-1935 /
"Africa was partitioned and colonized by the Europeans. After military conquest came the commercial exploitation of the wealth of Africa. The intensity of resistance to colonization varied from one region to another, but a new economic and social system linked with colonization was put in place...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London : Berkeley, Calif., U.S.A. :
Heinemann ; University of California Press,
1985.
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| Series: | General history of Africa ;
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| Summary: | "Africa was partitioned and colonized by the Europeans. After military conquest came the commercial exploitation of the wealth of Africa. The intensity of resistance to colonization varied from one region to another, but a new economic and social system linked with colonization was put in place, bringing about unprecedented demographic and political change."--Publisher's description. Examines the period of partition, conquest and occupation. Chapters 1 and 2 look at Africa and the colonial challenge and the struggle among the European nations, the partition and conquest of Africa. Chapters 3-10 examine African reaction to this challenge through initiatives and resistance in different regions of the continent, and chapter 11 deals with the situation in the independant African states, Liberia and Ethiopia between 1880-1914. Chapter 12 deals with the First World War and its consequences, while chapters 13-17 look at the methods and institutions of European domination in relation to the colonial economy as introduced by different colonial powers. The socio-cultural repercussions of foreign rule are treated in chapters 18-21 and the rise of nationalist movements is discussed in chapters 22-27. The situation in Liberia and Ethiopia from 1914 to 1935 is the theme for chapter 28 and chapters 29-30 cover Africa and the New World. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvii, 865 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 815-844) and index. |
| ISBN: | 043594813X 9780435948139 0520039181 9780520039186 9231017136 9789231017131 |