The African rank-and-file : social implications of colonial military service in the King's African Rifles, 1902-1964

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The African rank-and-file : social implications of colonial military service in the King's African Rifles, 1902-1964

Timothy H. Parsons

(Social history of Africa)

Heinemann , James Currey, c1999

  • : Heinemann : hbk
  • : Heinemann : pbk
  • : James : hbk
  • : James : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [293]-298

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

By examining the military experiences of African soldiers, the author reveals the tensions and contradictions of British colonial rule.

Table of Contents

  • The King's African Rifles
  • recruiting and the doctrine of "martial race"
  • military life
  • army women and military families
  • discipline and resistance
  • ex-servicemen.

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