Africa
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“Vermin are Like Weeds in Your Garden”: Fences, Poisons, and Agricultural Transformation in Colonial Namibia
Bernard C. Moore | Jul 20, 2017
“Ongediertes is soos onkruid in jou tuin. Elke jaar moet jy weer van nuuts af begin skoonmaak.”[Vermin are like weeds... -
“Dogs Were Our Defenders!”
Bernard C. Moore | Jun 16, 2017
An early 20th-century tax on owning dogs played a crucial role in shaping agriculture & labor relations during colonialism in Namibia, argues Bernard Moore. -
Killing for Sheep
Bernard C. Moore | Jun 9, 2017
Over the course of my research into sheep farming in Namibia during the colonial and apartheid periods (emphasis on 1915–82),... -
The “African Personality” Returns: The Controversy over Gandhi at the University of Ghana
Sharika Crawford | Mar 1, 2017
On June 13, 2016, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee unveiled a bronze statue of Mohandas K. Gandhi a... -
AHA Member Spotlight: Ellen R. Feingold
Matthew Keough | Feb 1, 2017
Ellen R. Feingold is the curator of the National Numismatic Collection at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.... -
Highlights of the 2017 AHA Annual Meeting Program: Scale and Presidential Sessions
Patrick Manning | Dec 1, 2016
The AHA’s annual meeting is the largest and most comprehensive gathering devoted to historical resea... -
An African Diaspora Curriculum
Patrick Manning | Nov 1, 2016
The College Board is encouraging innovation in its Advanced Placement (AP) courses, as the long-pro... -
Teaching the Slave Trade with Voyages: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Database
John Rosinbum | Oct 31, 2016
One of the most impressive archives on the web, Voyages: The Transatlantic Slave Trade Database is the product of a... -
Senegal: Gender and Colonial Legacy
Emily Lord Fransee | Sep 1, 2016
“But Senegalese women have always had the right to vote!”I’m in a busy restaurant in Dakar, and my n... -
Conflict in Africa: The Historical Roots of Current Problems
Guest Blogger | Jul 26, 2016
By Elizabeth Schmidt“The purpose of foreign policy is to promote national self-interest, not the well-being of others.” This provocative statement...
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