| Agency and Action in Colonial Africa: Essays for John E. Flint 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Youé, C. (Editor), Stapleton, T. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0333778855 ISBN-13: 9780333778852 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - Central - History | Africa - General - History | Modern - General |
| Dewey: 967.031 |
| LCCN: 2001021551 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5" W x 8" (0.78 lbs) 219 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Central Africa - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The coming of colonialism to Subsaharan Africa generated many forces that historians often describe in abstract terms: peasantization, leadership, nationalism and even colonialism. Such terms often hide or overwhelm the individual experiences of those who, in some way, contributed to the development and demise of colonial Africa. These 'agents' of empire - intellectuals and peasants, chiefs and ex-slaves, nationalists and colonial officials - symbolise the ambiguities of and limitations on colonial power. Agency and Action in Colonial Africa attempts to capture their role. |