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Violent intermediaries : African soldiers, conquest, and everyday colonialism in German East Africa /

The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. Lauded by Germans for their loyalty during the East Africa campaign of Wor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Moyd, Michelle R., 1968-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014.
Colección:New African histories series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Becoming Askari : narratives of early Schutztruppe recruitment in context
  • Making Askari ways of war : military training and socialization
  • The Askari way of war
  • Station life
  • Askari as agents of everyday colonialism
  • Conclusion: making Askari myths.