Colonial Moment in Africa - Essays on the Movement of Minds and Materials, 1900-1940

Klappentext This book includes the first five! thematic! chapters from the Cambridge History of Africa! Volume 7. They deal with Africa south of the Sahara! during a period in which economic and cultural changes greatly enlarged the horizons of Africans! even though colonial rule seemed set to last for a very long time. The contributors break much new ground in exploring a variety of topics which transcend colonial frontiers: the impact of Africa on the thought of the colonial powers; impulses to economic growth! and new frameworks directing the movement of people! goods and money; the rapid expansion of world religions and their interaction with indigenous beliefs and colonial regimes; the circulation of ideas among Africans! and the growth of new social identities! as reflected in the press! literature! art and music. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliography updated for this edition. Zusammenfassung This book includes the first five! thematic! chapters from the Cambridge History of Africa! Volume 7. They deal with Africa south of the Sahara! during a period in which economic and cultural changes greatly enlarged the horizons of Africans! even though colonial rule seemed set to last for a very long time. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of maps, Figures and tables; Preface; Introduction Andrew Roberts; 1. The imperial mind Andrew Roberts; 2. Aspects of economic history C. C. Wrigley; 3. Christianity Richard Gray; 4. Islam C. C. Stewart; 5. African cross-currents Andrew Roberts; Bibliographies; Index.

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• Authors: Andrew Roberts, Andrew D. Roberts
• Assisted by: A. D. Roberts (Editor), Andrew Roberts (Editor), Andrew D. Roberts (Editor), Roberts Andrew D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.09.1990
• EAN: 9780521386746
• ISBN: 978-0-521-38674-6
• No. of pages: 332
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, Colonialism & imperialism, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Colonialism and imperialism, African History, c 1914 to c 1918 (including WW1), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), The Sahara, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, National liberation and independence, c 1914 to c 1918 (World War One period)