Between 1600 and 1800, the promise of fresh food attracted more than seven hundred English, French, and Dutch vessels to Madagascar.... Læs mere
Kamenetsky shows how Nazis used children's literature to shape a "Nordic Germanic" worldview, intended to strengthen... Læs mere
A history of female telegraph operators from 1846 to the mid-20th century, exploring their work, their daily lives and their workplace... Læs mere
Presents the study of labor and nationalism during and after Namibia's struggle for liberation. This title argues that a vibrant and autonomous civil society is... Læs mere
If the Mandelas were the generals in the fight for black liberation, the Mashininis were the foot soldiers. This work shows the human catastrophe... Læs mere
In 1901, Cadbury Bros. Ltd., a progressive chocolate manufacturer in England, learned that its cocoa beans from West Africa were produced... Læs mere
In this lively study of both modern film and stage productions of Shakespeare, Samuel Crowl provides fascinating insights into the ways in... Læs mere
In the late fifties and early sixties, Govan Mbeki was a central figure in the African National Congress and director of the ANC campaigns from underground.
Mining was crucial for the development of nineteenth-century Peru. Silver mining in particular was a key to both the export sector and the creation of an internal market and national development.
Presents the study of the Mongo people of the upper Congo River basin that focuses on the evolution of Mongo work patterns from the period of the late nineteenth century to 1940, the high-water mark of the colonial period.