Africa : war and conflict in the twentieth century / Timothy Stapleton.
Series: Seminar studies in historyPublisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2020Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition]Description: 1 online resource (29 entries) : 8 images ; digital filesContent type:- still image
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- DT21.5 .S727 2018
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-193).
Introduction: background and context -- pt. 2. War and conflict in Africa (1900-45): Wars of colonial conquest (1900--36); Africa and the World Wars (1914-18 and 1939-45) -- pt. 3. War and conflict in Africa (1945-2000): Decolonization wars (1945-90); Post-colonial civil wars (1955-2000); Post-colonial inter-state conflicts (c. 1960-2000) -- pt. 4. Documents: Peace Treaty of Vereeniging, May 31, 1902; The South African concentration camps; The Konigsberg in East Africa; Haile Selassie, appeal to the League of Nations; Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe; British attitudes toward Mau Mau insurgents; Biafran Declaration of Independence, 1967; Rwandan genocide; The Kagera War; First Congo War -- Glossary -- Bibliography.
This book examines the causes, course and consequences of warfare in twentieth century Africa, a period which spanned colonial rebellions, both World Wars, and the decolonization process.