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Wars in Africa, late-19th and early-20th Century
During the 19th century the British fought minor wars in Africa to secure British control of colonial territories. These included the: Ashanti Wars in West Africa. Matabele Wars in South Africa.
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The African Revolution: A History of the Long Nineteenth Century by Richard Reid – An erudite and informed work
There is little insight into other possibilities of political creativity in African societies during the long 19th century – what happened to ideas of justice, value or wellbeing in this period ...