Colonialism on the Margins of Africa

Informationen zum Autor Jan Záhorík is associate professor at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Linda Piknerová is an assistant professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. Zusammenfassung Colonialism on the Margins of Africa examines less known and smaller or peripheral areas of Africa which played a significant role in the process of colonization of Africa by European powers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1 - Ethiopia and the colonial discourse Chapter 2 - The great imperial game in the Horn of Africa and its impact on current political processes in Somalia Chapter 3 - Small but strategic: foreign interests, railway, and colonialism in Djibouti Chapter 4 - A small piece of Africa: forming the British colony of the Gambia Chapter 5 - The French protectorate in Tunisia: a visitor's insight Chapter 6 - Ruanda-Urundi under Belgian control: demography, labor force, and migration Chapter 7 - British colonial policy towards Bechuanaland, Basutoland ,and Swaziland: real periphery of periphery or the Suez of the South?

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• Authors: Linda Zahorik Piknerova, Jan (University of West Bohemia Zahorik, Jan Piknerova Zahorik
• Assisted by: Linda Piknerova (Editor), Linda Piknerová (Editor), Jan Zahorik (Editor), Jan Záhořík (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138037946
• ISBN: 978-1-138-03794-6
• No. of pages: 108
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa; Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / Africa / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, Colonialism & imperialism, Regional Studies, Comparative Politics, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, African History, Regional Geography, History and Archaeology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies