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Colonialism on the Margins of Africa book cover

1st Edition

Colonialism on the Margins of Africa

Edited By Jan Záhořík, Linda Piknerová Copyright 2018
116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge

116 Pages
by Routledge
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Colonial rule shaped the map of Africa like no other event in history. New borders were delineated; explorers and colonial armies were getting into the interior of the continent in order to grab the "magnificent cake of Africa." 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... Read more

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?

Biography

Jan Záhořík 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.

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