Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century

Editor/Author Stapleton, Timothy
Publication Year: 2018
Publisher: Routledge

Price: Core Collection Only
ISBN: 978-1-13-828195-0
Category: History - World history
Image Count: 8
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

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.

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Table of Contents

  • List of figures
  • Chronology
  • Who's who?
  • Map
  • Part I: Introduction: Background and context
  • Part II: War and conflict in Africa (1900–45)
  • Wars of colonial conquest (1900–36)
  • Africa and the World Wars (1914–18 and 1939–45)
  • Part III: 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)
  • Part IV: Documents
  • Document 1: Peace Treaty of Vereeniging, May 31, 1902
  • Document 2: The South African concentration camps
  • Document 3: The Konigsberg in East Africa
  • Document 4: Haile Selassie, Appeal to the League of Nations
  • Document 5: Manifesto of Umkhonto we Sizwe
  • Document 6: British attitudes toward Mau Mau insurgents
  • Document 7: Biafran Declaration of Independence, 1967
  • Document 8: Rwandan genocide
  • Document 9: The Kagera War
  • Document 10: First Congo War
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography