{"product_id":"the-land-beyond-the-mists-essays-on-identity-and-authority-in-precolonial-congo-and-rwanda-9780821418758","title":"The Land beyond the Mists: Essays on Identity and Authority in Precolonial Congo and Rwanda","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Land Beyond the Mists\u003c\/i\u003e illustrate the significant advances to have taken place since decolonization in our understanding of the pre-colonial histories of Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern Congo.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-248834\"\u003eDavid Newbury\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821418758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821418750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS001010\"\u003eAfrica | Central\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS016000\"\u003eHistoriography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS049000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Newbury\u003c\/b\u003e is the Gwendolen Carter Professor of African Studies at Smith College. His books include \u003ci\u003eKings and Clans: A Social History of the Lake Kivu Rift Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfrican Historiographies: What History for Which Africa?\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePaths to the Past: Essays in Honor of Jan Vansina\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581144002797,"sku":"9780821418758","price":61.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cdec616e-3352-4b01-be3a-1c20572818f6.jpg?v=1702084082","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/the-land-beyond-the-mists-essays-on-identity-and-authority-in-precolonial-congo-and-rwanda-9780821418758","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}