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Agency and Action in Colonial Africa, Essays for John E. Flint, edited by Chris Youé, Tim Stapleton

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Agency and Action in Colonial Africa, Essays for John E. Flint, edited by Chris Youé, Tim Stapleton

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eng

Literary Form

non fiction

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Agency and Action in Colonial Africa

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electronic resource

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dictionaries

Oclc number

681925068

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edited by Chris Youé, Tim Stapleton

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Springer

Sub title

Essays for John E. Flint

Summary

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.--, Provided by publisher

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