| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 328 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
New African histories
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New African histories series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. Lauded by Germans for their loyalty during the East Africa campaign of World War I, but reviled by Tanzanians for the violence they committed during the making of the colonial state between 1890 and 1918, the askari have been poorly understood as historical agents. Violent Intermediaries situates them in their everyday household, community, mil. |
| Contents |
Becoming Askari : narratives of early Schutztruppe recruitment in context -- Making Askari ways of war : military training and socialization -- Askari way of war -- Station life -- Askari as agents of everyday colonialism -- Conclusion: making Askari myths. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
German East Africa -- History, Military.
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Mercenary troops -- German East Africa.
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Mercenary troops. |
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German East Africa -- History.
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German East Africa -- Colonization.
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Germany -- Colonies -- Africa, East.
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Germany. |
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Colonies. |
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Africa, East. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Moyd, Michelle R. Violent Intermediaries. Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2014 9780821444870 |
| ISBN |
9780821444870 (electronic book) |
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0821444875 (electronic book) |
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