This collection of biographies of African men and women adds a human dimension to our understanding of African history since 1800. These life stories show how people survived by resisting European conquest and colonial rule, by collaborating with colonial powers, or by finding a…
"This rich collection of biographies of African men and women adds a crucial human dimension to our understanding of African history since 1800. The last two centuries have been a time of enormous change on the continent, and these life stories show how people survived by resist…
The Demographics of Empire is a collection of essays examining the multifaceted nature of the colonial science of demography in the last two centuries. The contributing scholars of Africa and the British and French empires focus on three questions: How have historians, demograph…