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Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora Reihe

Diese Reihe taucht in das reiche Gefüge der afrikanischen Geschichte und der weitläufigen afrikanischen Diaspora ein. Sie erforscht die komplexen Ereignisse, Kulturen und gesellschaftlichen Strukturen, die den Kontinent und seine Nachkommen auf der ganzen Welt geprägt haben. Indem sie oft übersehene Erzählungen aufdeckt, bietet sie eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit vergangenen und gegenwärtigen Realitäten. Dies ist eine Pflichtlektüre für jeden, der ein tieferes Verständnis für Afrikas anhaltendes Erbe und seinen globalen Einfluss sucht.

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Plantation Slavery in the Sokoto Caliphate
Humor, Silence, and Civil Society in Nigeria

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