Historical Problems of Imperial Africa (The Problems in African History) - Softcover

Robert O. Collins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558764313 ISBN 13: 9781558764316

Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2007

Synopsis

In a completely revised version of his "Problems" book (originally published in 1970), Professor Collins presents the most important issues in the study of colonial Africa such as: The Partition of Africa;Collaboration or Resistance to European Rule in Africa; Colonial Rule in Africa; Educating the African; Forging a National Identity; and, Exploitation or Development in Africa.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The book is designed to inform, engage its readers, and stimulate discussions. Robert O. Collins and his collaborators have included authoritative statements and analysis by renowned scholars. A distinctive characteristic of the anthology is the range of interpretations of classic and recent research. This book offers a full spectrum of emotionally charged theories. Each section presents a set of conflicting arguments to show the state of debates on these highly controversial issues. Extensive commentary by the editors leads the reader through this treasury of theories and dramatically highlights the development of the field. The themes comprise the Partition of Africa, Colonial Rule in Africa, Collaboration or Resistence to European Rule, Educating the African, Forging a National Identity, and Exploitation or Development.

About the Author:

Robert O. Collins, professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is the author of Shadow in the Grass: Britain in the Southern Sudan, 1919-1956 and The Waters of the Nile: Hydropolitics and the Jonglei Canal, 1900-1988, as well as 24 other books. James McDonald Burns, Kathleen S. Hasselblad, and Erik Kristofer Ching, doctoral candidates at the University of California, Santa Barbara, are assisting as co-editors.

About this edition

• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1558764313
• ISBN 13: 9781558764316
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Robert O. Collins