Botswana 1939-1945
«One welcome feature of this study is its engagement with the local historiography.»
Bruce Bennett, HS-Africa
Studies Botswana during World War II. The book offers an Africanist and an imperial perspective, exploring the impact of the war on the home front and Botswana's military contribution. Events and personalities are examined, along with Botswana's interaction with Whitehall and the British Army. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Clarendon Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780198207641
- Utgivelsesår
- 1999
- Format
- 22 x 14 cm
Anmeldelser
«One welcome feature of this study is its engagement with the local historiography.»
Bruce Bennett, HS-Africa
«This oral evidence used so well here still remains a deep albeit ageing source for scholars that can be mined for this crucial watershed period of Africa's recent history»
American Historical Review (2000)
«Jackson ... convincingly dismantles the myth of the war as a threat to white prestige.»
Timothy H. Parsons, African History, Vol.41, 2000.
«This fascinating study offers a 'total' history of wartime Bechuanaland.../ Larry Butler, TLS, 28/05/99.»