The Colonial moment in Africa : essays on the movement of minds and materials, 1900-1940

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The Colonial moment in Africa : essays on the movement of minds and materials, 1900-1940

edited by A. D. Roberts

Cambridge University Press, 1990

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The Cambridge history of Africa

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Contains essays originally published in The Cambridge history of Africa. Vol.7: From 1905 to 1940

Includes bibliographies (p. 267-305) and index

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Description

This book includes the first five, thematic, chapters from the Cambridge History of Africa, Volume 7. They deal with Africa south of the Sahara, during a period in which economic and cultural changes greatly enlarged the horizons of Africans, even though colonial rule seemed set to last for a very long time. The contributors break much new ground in exploring a variety of topics which transcend colonial frontiers: the impact of Africa on the thought of the colonial powers; impulses to economic growth, and new frameworks directing the movement of people, goods and money; the rapid expansion of world religions and their interaction with indigenous beliefs and colonial regimes; the circulation of ideas among Africans, and the growth of new social identities, as reflected in the press, literature, art and music. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliography updated for this edition.

Table of Contents

  • List of maps, Figures and tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction Andrew Roberts
  • 1. The imperial mind Andrew Roberts
  • 2. Aspects of economic history C. C. Wrigley
  • 3. Christianity Richard Gray
  • 4. Islam C. C. Stewart
  • 5. African cross-currents Andrew Roberts
  • Bibliographies
  • Index.

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