African Voices of the Global Past: 1500 to the Present

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This book focuses on retelling many of the important episodes in the global past (c.1500–present) from African points of view. It discusses the events and trends of global significance: the Atlantic slave system, the industrial revolution, World Wars I and II, and decolonization. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Map of Africa Introduction CHAPTER 1 Naming and Framing a Crime against Humanity:African Voices of the Transatlantic Slave System, ca. 1500-1900 CHAPTER 2 Prophetesses and “Native Capitalists”: African Voices of the Industrial Revolution, ca. 1760-1880 CHAPTER 3 When Satiety and Avarice Marry, Hunger is Born: African Voices of the Colonial Era, ca. 1896-1945 CHAPTER 4 Isaac Fadoyebo at the Battle of Nyron: African Voices of the First and Second World Wars, ca. 1914-1945 CHAPTER 5 Pathways to Decolonization: African Voices of the Fight for Independence, ca. 1800-1994 CHAPTER 6 Moroccan Feminism as Universal Feminism: African Voices of the Feminist Struggle, ca. 1930-2000 Index