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African Perspectives on Colonialism

by A. Adu Boahen · 1987

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This history deals with the twenty-year period between 1880 and 1900, when virtually all of Africa was seized and occupied by the Imperial Powers of Europe. Eurocentric points of view have dominated the study of this era, but in this book, one of Africa's leading historians reinterprets the colonial experiences from the perspective of the colonized.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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colonialismcolonialismMore like thisLess of this
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AfricaAfricaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 144 pages

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