Colonial Africa

1884-1994

Second Edition

Dennis Laumann

African World Histories

Colonial Africa, 1884-1994, Second Edition, presents a balanced, accessible, and comprehensive overview of how Africans experienced European colonial rule. This brief and affordable text is organized in a "layered" approach that gives students a deeper insight into the ways in which Africans encountered, shaped, confronted, depicted, and ended colonialism.

New to this Edition:

New sections on railways, ethnicity, gender, and religion
Expanded discussions of the activities of missionaries and precolonial African politics and expansionism
More oral history sources, like the testimony of a forced laborer who lived through the Maji Maji Rebellion of 1905-1907
Additional sources from recent fiction, such as the account by South African novelist Fred Khumalo of the hundreds of African soldiers who died in a maritime disaster in 1917
An updated examination of the legacies of colonial rule based on recent events in Africa and Europe
Five new photos

Colonial Africa

1884-1994

Second Edition

Dennis Laumann

African World Histories

Description

Colonial Africa, 1884-1994, Second Edition, presents a balanced, accessible, and comprehensive overview of how Africans experienced European colonial rule. This brief and affordable text is organized in a "layered" approach that gives students a deeper insight into the ways in which Africans encountered, shaped, confronted, depicted, and ended colonialism.

African World Histories is a series of retellings of some of the most commonly discussed episodes of the African and global past from the perspectives of Africans who lived through them. Accessible yet scholarly, African World Histories gives students insights into African experiences concerning many of the events and trends that are commonly discussed in the history classroom.

Colonial Africa

1884-1994

Second Edition

Dennis Laumann

African World Histories

Maps and Figures
Preface
About the Author
Series Introduction

Introduction

Chapter 1: Economics
Abolition and "Legitimate Commerce"
Informal Colonialism
Scramble for Africa
Colonial Economy
Railways
Conclusion

Chapter 2: Administration
District Officers, Intermediaries, and Missionaries
Models of Colonial Rule
Ethnicity and Gender
Religion and Politics
Comparative Colonialism
Settler Colonies

Chapter 3: Violence
Conquest and Resistance
Uprisings and Atrocities
World Wars
Armed Liberation Struggles

Chapter 4: Liberation
Pan-Africanism
Second World War Impact
Marxism
South Africa
Conclusion

Conclusion

Index

Colonial Africa

1884-1994

Second Edition

Dennis Laumann

African World Histories

Author Information

Dennis Laumann is Professor of History and Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of History at The University of Memphis.

Colonial Africa

1884-1994

Second Edition

Dennis Laumann

African World Histories

Reviews and Awards

"Colonial Africa provides students with a good first entry point into European colonialism in Africa. It helps students to gain a sense of broader dynamics before potentially delving into more specific setups. Laumann also adds useful resources and further readings, allowing students to dig deeper into specific topics. The organizational framework pushes students to think beyond chronological setups and nation-states, and allows instructors to assign this book first before moving through the colonial period step by step."--Martin Kalb, Bridgewater College

"I really like this slim volume and have been using it in my African History II course ever since it came out. It is clearly structured around four major themes, and introduces students to the complexities and controversies surrounding the study of modern African history. The book draws on the scholarship in the field and accounts for the emerging and competing trends in the study of Africa, and doesn't shy away from explaining the scholarly terminology deployed by historians. At the same time, it is written in clear, concise, and accessible prose. I find it particularly useful that Laumann spends time explaining the importance of ideology and introducing students to the ideological discourses that shaped both colonial and postcolonial African history."--Maxim Matusevich, Seton Hall University