White War, Black Soldiers - Two African Accounts of World War I (Hardcover)

Strength and Goodness ( Force-Bonte ) by Bakary Diallo is one of the only memoirs of World War I ever written or published by an African. It remains a pioneering work of African literature as well as a unique and invaluable historical document about colonialism and Africa's role in the Great War. Lamine Senghor's The Rape of a Country ( La Violation d'un pays ) is another pioneering French work by a Senegalese veteran of World War I, but one that offers a stark contrast to Strength and Goodness . Both are made available for the first time in English in this edition, complete with a glossary of terms and a general historical introduction. The centennial of World War I is an ideal moment to present Strength and Goodness and The Rape of a Country to a wider, English-reading public. Until recently, Africa's role in the war has been neglected by historians and largely forgotten by the general public. Euro-centric versions of the war still predominate in popular culture, Many historians, however, now insist that African participation in the 1914-18 War is a large part of what made that conflict a world war.

General

Imprint:	Hackett Publishing Co, Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2021
Editors:	George Robb
Authors:	Bakary Diallo • Lamine Senghor
Translators:	Nancy Erber • William Peniston
Dimensions:	215 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-62466-952-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	1-62466-952-2
Barcode:	9781624669521

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