The gun in central Africa : a history of technology and politics /

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Examining the history of warfare and political development through a technological lens, Macola relates the study of military technology to the history of gender.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macola, Giacomo (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2016.
Colección:New African histories series.
Temas:
Firearms > Africa, Central > History.
Firearms > Social aspects > Africa, Central > History.
HOUSE & HOME > General.
HISTORY / Social History
Firearms
Firearms > Social aspects
Central Africa
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Firearms and the history of technology in Africa
  • Power and international trade in the savanna
  • The domestication of the musket on the Upper Zambezi
  • The warlord's muskets : the political economy of Garenganze
  • Gun societies undone? The effects of British and Belgian rule
  • "They disdain firearms" : the relationship between guns and the Ngoni
  • Of "martial races" and guns : the politics of honor to the early twentieth century
  • Conclusion: gun domestication in historical perspective.

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