Economic Integration in Africa

Economic Integration in Africa
Author: Richard E. Mshomba
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-05-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781316637128

In this work, Richard E. Mshomba offers an in-depth analysis of economic integration in Africa with a focus on the East African Community (EAC), arguably the most ambitious of all the regional economic blocs currently in existence in Africa. Economic Integration in Africa provides more than just an overview of regional economic blocs in Africa; it also offers a rich historical discussion on the birth and death of the first EAC starting with the onset of colonialism in the 1890s, and a systematic analysis of the birth, growth, and aspirations of the current EAC. Those objectives include forming a monetary union and eventually an East African political federation. This book also examines the African Union's aspirations for continent-wide integration as envisioned by the Abuja Treaty. Mshomba carefully argues that maturity of democracy and good governance in each country are prerequisites for the formation of a viable and sustainable East African federation and genuine continent-wide integration.

Facing Mount Kenya

Facing Mount Kenya
Author: Jomo Kenyatta
Publisher: African Books Collective
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1978-12-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9966566104

Facing Mount Kenya, first published in 1938, is a monograph on the life and customs of the Gikuyu people of central Kenya prior to their contact with Europeans. It is unique in anthropological literature for it gives an account of the social institutions and religious rites of an African people, permeated by the emotions that give to customs and observances their meaning. It is characterised by both insight and a tinge of romanticism. The author, proud of his African blood and ways of thought, takes the reader through a thorough and clear picture of Gikuyu life and customs, painting an almost utopian picture of their social norms and the sophisticated codes by which all aspects of the society were governed. This book is one of a kind, capturing and documenting traditions fast disappearing. It is therefore a must-read for all who want to learn about African culture.

Violence and Colonial Order

Violence and Colonial Order
Author: Martin Thomas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2012-09-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521768411

A striking new interpretation of colonial policing and political violence in three empires between the two world wars.

The Economies of Africa and Asia in the Inter-war Depression (Routledge Revivals)

The Economies of Africa and Asia in the Inter-war Depression (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Ian Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2014-11-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1317574044

The great inter-war depression has long been seen as an unprecedented economic disaster for the peoples of the non-European world. This book, with its detailed assessment of the impact of the depression on the economies of Africa and Asia, challenges the orthodox view, and is essential reading for those with a teaching or research interest in the modern economic history of those continents. Established specialists in the modern economic history of parts of Africa or Asia put forward a number of revisionist arguments. They show that some economies were left essentially unscathed by the depression, and that for many export-dependent peasant communities which did face a severe drop in cash income as world commodity prices collapsed from the late 1920s, there was a range of important responses and reactions by which they could defend their economic welfare. For many peasant communities the depression was not a disaster but an opportunity.

Britain's Pacification of Palestine

Britain's Pacification of Palestine
Author: Matthew Hughes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2019-01-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107103207

The British Army's devastating effectiveness against colonial rebellion is exposed in this military history of Britain's pacification of the Arab revolt in Palestine.

Colonial Justice and Decolonization in the High Court of Tanzania, 1920-1971

Colonial Justice and Decolonization in the High Court of Tanzania, 1920-1971
Author: Ellen R. Feingold
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2018-02-09
Genre: History
ISBN: 3319696912

This book is the first study of the development and decolonization of a British colonial high court in Africa. It traces the history of the High Court of Tanzania from its establishment in 1920 to the end of its institutional process of decolonization in 1971. This process involved disentangling the High Court from colonial state structures and imperial systems that were built on racial inequality while simultaneously increasing the independence of the judiciary and application of British judicial principles. Feingold weaves together the rich history of the Court with a discussion of its judges – both as members of the British Colonial Legal Service and as individuals – to explore the impacts and intersections of imperial policies, national politics, and individual initiative. Colonial Justice and Decolonization in the High Court of Tanzania is a powerful reminder of the crucial roles played by common law courts in the operation and legitimization of both colonial and post-colonial states.

What Ifs of Jewish History

What Ifs of Jewish History
Author: Gavriel D. Rosenfeld
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2016-09-08
Genre: History
ISBN: 110703762X

Counterfactual history of the Jewish past inviting readers to explore how the course of Jewish history might have been different.