African Voices of the Global Past 1500 to the Present

Name: African Voices of the Global Past 1500 to the Present
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ISBN: 9780813347875

ISBN-10: 0813347874

ISBN-13: 9780813347875

Edition: 2014

Authors: Trevor R. Getz

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Global historical events are too often recounted exclusively through European and American voices.African Voices of the Global Pastexplores six major historical developments of global significance—the Atlantic slave trade, industrialization, colonialism, the World Wars, decolonization, and feminism—from an African perspective. Voices emerge throughout the text in the form of primary sources, exploring the personal accounts of individuals and enabling students to look beyond the indistinct figures of Africans in European and American accounts and see the people directly involved and affected by the major global changes they experienced. With contributed chapters from renowned African history…

Book details

List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/27/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.06" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Map of Africa


Introduction



Naming and Framing a Crime against Humanity: African Voices of the Transatlantic Slave System, ca. 1500-1900




Prophetesses and "Native Capitalists": African Voices of the Industrial Revolution, ca. 1760-1880




When Satiety and Avarice Marry, Hunger is Born: African Voices of the Colonial Era, ca. 1896-1945




Isaac Fadoyebo at the Battle of Nyron: African Voices of the First and Second World Wars, ca. 1914-1945




Pathways to Decolonization: African Voices of the Fight for Independence, ca. 1880-1994




Moroccan Feminism as Universal Feminism: African Voices of the Feminist Struggle, ca. 1930-2000



Index