1888
1904
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Africa
African
Author_Erick J. Mann
Blood
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colonialsm
Conflict
damu
East
east africa
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Erick
German
Hands
Mann
Mercenaries
Mikono
Politics
post colonialism
Product details
- ISBN 9783631376140
- Weight: 440g
- Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
- Publication Date: 13 Nov 2001
- Publisher: Peter Lang GmbH
- Publication City/Country: DE
- Product Form: Paperback
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This is the first comprehensive study of the German colonial conquest of Tanzania between 1888 and 1904. Moving beyond the focus on German policy at the national level, the author highlights the local perspective on German colonialism as it was experienced by rural Tanzanians. In each region, the pre-colonial politics are analyzed to explain how the nature of German conquest and subsequent administration often reflected local political patterns and conflicts as much as it did German aims and objectives. The work examines the history and sociology of the German military in East Africa, largely composed of Africans, and how its organization reflected both German and African needs. The German military, Schutztruppe, is viewed as a rapidly evolving African institution that created new ethnic identities and social classes in its wake.
The Author: Erick J. Mann completed his Ph.D. in History and African Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998. His primary field of research interest is on comparative 19th century colonialism in Africa, most recently, Latin America. He is a Fulbright Scholar and recipient of academic and research grants from the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, the Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, and the Paedagogischer Austauschdienst. He is currently Associate Professor of History at Oakton Community College in DesPlaines, Illinois.
