Descripción
The horrific tragedies of Central Africa in the 1990s riveted the attention of the world. But these crises did not occur in a historical vacuum. By peering through the mists of the past, the case studies presented in The Land Beyond the Mists illustrate the significant advances to have taken place since decolonization in our understanding of the pre-colonial histories of Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Congo.
Based on both oral and written sources, these essays are important both for their methods-viewing history from the perspective of local actors-and for their conclusions, which seriously challenge colonial myths about the area.
Author: David Newbury
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780821418758
ISBN10: 0821418750
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa | Central
- History | Historiography
- History | Essays
About the Author
David Newbury is the Gwendolen Carter Professor of African Studies at Smith College. His books include Kings and Clans: A Social History of the Lake Kivu Rift Valley, African Historiographies: What History for Which Africa?, and Paths to the Past: Essays in Honor of Jan Vansina.