Mikono Ya Damu: Hands of Blood - African Mercenaries and the Politics of Conflict in German East Africa, 1888-1904 (Paperback, illustrated edition)

This is the first comprehensive study of the German colonial conquest of Tanzania between 1888 and 1904. Moving beyond the focus on German policy at the national level, the author highlights the local perspective on German colonialism as it was experienced by rural Tanzanians. In each region, the pre-colonial politics are analyzed to explain how the nature of German conquest and subsequent administration often reflected local political patterns and conflicts as much as it did German aims and objectives. The work examines the history and sociology of the German military in East Africa, largely composed of Africans, and how its organization reflected both German and African needs. The German military, Schutztruppe, is viewed as a rapidly evolving African institution that created new ethnic identities and social classes in its wake.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Pub Inc
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	November 2001
Authors:	Erick J Mann
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	336
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-3-631-37614-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	3-631-37614-6
Barcode:	9783631376140

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