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Black Germany
This groundbreaking history traces the development of Germany's black community, from its origins in colonial Africa to its decimation by the Nazis during World War II. Robbie Aitken and Eve Rosenhaft follow the careers of Africans arriving from the colonies, examining why and where they settled, their working lives and their political activities, and giving unprecedented attention to gender, sexuality and the challenges of 'mixed marriage'. Addressing the networks through which individuals constituted community, Aitken and Rosenhaft explore the ways in which these relationships spread beyond ties of kinship and birthplace to constitute communities as 'black'. The study also follows a number of its protagonists to France and back to Africa, providing new insights into the roots of Francophone black consciousness and postcolonial memory. Including an in-depth account of the impact of Nazism and its aftermath, this book offers a fresh critical perspective on narratives of 'race' in German history.
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Africa and World War II
\"This volume considers the military, economic, and political significance of Africa during World War II\"--First page of book.
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Nearly Native, Barely Civilized
Nearly Native, Barely Civilized by Roy Dilley offers an in-depth, intimate and rounded biography of Henri Gaden (1867-1939), an exceptional colonial soldier, ethnographer and linguist, lover, father, administrator and Governor, who lived for 45 years in French West Africa.
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JULES SUPERVIELLE E O SURREALISMO
Jules Supervielle (1884-1960) teve a vida marcada por deslocamentos entre Europa e América do Sul. Nascido em Montevidéu e instalado em Paris desde 1894, testemunhou de perto grandes acontecimentos em âmbitos diversos, como as vanguardas artísticas, a rápida evolução tecnológica e a Primeira Guerra Mundial. Desenvolveu sua voz poética nesse contexto compartilhado com Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), André Breton (1896-1966), Louis Aragon (1897-1982), entre outros escritores. Em 1924, quando Breton publicou o Manifesto do surrealismo, Supervielle estava prestes a lançar um de seus livros de poesia mais importantes. No presente artigo, propomos analisar de que maneira o poeta franco-uruguaio, através de depoimentos e reflexões teóricas, busca individualizar-se em relação à estética surrealista, estabelecida com grande influência já a partir do primeiro manifesto. Também iremos explorar, além das divergências, em que pontos elas seriam convergentes, e por que tais aproximações seriam possíveis. Com tal abordagem pretendemos, além de estudar a poética de Jules Supervielle, contribuir para a compreensão da complexidade do surrealismo, explorando sua difusão e sua recepção no meio artístico desde seu surgimento.
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Dragon bones and dinosaur eggs : a photobiography of Roy Chapman Andrews
A biography of the great explorer-adventurer, who discovered huge finds of dinosaur bones in Mongolia, pioneered modern paleontology field research, and became the director of the American Museum of Natural History.
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Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa 1880–1995
This edition of Patrick Manning's established text includes two new chapters that discuss developments in the region since 1985, emphasising the democratisation movements of the 1980s and 1990s, the Francophone movement, and the crises in Rwanda and Burundi. Focusing on the French-speaking countries of west and central Africa, the book brings out the way in which the precolonial African heritage shaped new societies, in interaction with French and Belgian colonial rules, and with global economic and cultural forces. Three eras of change are described: the transition to colonial rule from 1880 to 1940, the transition to independent states from 1940 to 1985, and the reconfiguration of post-colonial society after 1985. The first edition of this book has been widely used in courses in African studies and African history.
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African history through sources
A collection of primary source documents on sub-Saharan Africa during the colonial period.
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Mother is gold, father is glass : gender and colonialism in a Yoruba town
Lorelle D. Semley explores the historical and political meanings of
motherhood in West Africa and beyond, showing that the roles of women were far more
complicated than previously thought. While in Kétu, Bénin, Semley discovered that
women were treasurers, advisors, ritual specialists, and colonial agents in addition
to their more familiar roles as queens, wives, and sisters. These women with special
influence made it difficult for the French and others to enforce an ideal of
subordinate women. As she traces how women gained prominence, Semley makes clear why
powerful mother figures still exist in the symbols and rituals of everyday
practices.
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