The land beyond the mists : essays on identity and authority in precolonial Congo and Rwanda /

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The horrific tragedies of Central Africa in the 1990s riveted the attention of the world. But these crises did not occur in a historical vacuum. By peering through the mists of the past, the case studies presented in The Land Beyond the Mists illustrate the significant advances to have taken place s...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Newbury, David S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens : Ohio University Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Geschichte.
Ethnology > Kivu, Lake, Region (Congo and Rwanda)
Ethnology > Congo (Democratic Republic)
Ethnology > Rwanda.
Ethnologie > Congo (République démocratique)
Ethnologie > Rwanda.
HISTORY > Africa > Central.
HISTORY > General.
Ethnology.
Historiography.
Kulturelle Identität
Geschichtsschreibung
histoire (discipline) > Grands lacs africains (région) > Kivu (lac) > études diverses.
société (milieu humain) > Grands lacs africains (région) > Kivu (lac) > Congo (ex-Zaïre) > Kivu (lac) > Rwanda > 18e s. > 19e s. > études diverses.
Kivu, Lake, Region (Congo and Rwanda) > History.
Kivu, Lake, Region (Congo and Rwanda) > Historiography.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > History.
Congo (Democratic Republic) > Historiography.
Rwanda > History.
Rwanda > Historiography.
Congo (République démocratique) > Histoire.
Rwanda > Histoire.
Africa > Lake Kivu Region.
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Rwanda.
Große Seen > Afrika > Region
Kiwusee-Gebiet
Ruanda
Kongo (Demokratische Republik)
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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