{"product_id":"colonialism-on-the-margins-of-africa","title":"Colonialism on the Margins of Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eColonial 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eColonialism on the Margins of Africa\u003c\/em\u003e examines less known and smaller or peripheral areas of Africa which played a significant role in the process of colonization of Africa by European powers. Due to diverse socio-economic, religious, ethno-linguistic, as well as political factors, places like the Somali-speaking territories, the Gambia, or Swaziland were divided between or surrounded by various administrative and political systems with different economic opportunities shaping the way to different futures in the post-colonial period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to students and scholars of African history and colonial and postcolonial politics.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258817958232,"sku":"9780367788162","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367788162_67592cb8-911c-42e2-b182-a3c97cfc3c24.jpg?v=1779426066","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/colonialism-on-the-margins-of-africa","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}