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BL
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639243
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Birmingham, David
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| Title & Author
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Empire in Africa : : Angola and its neighbors /\ David Birmingham
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| Publication Statement
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Athens :: Ohio University Press,, c2006
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| Series Statement
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Ohio University research in international studies. Africa series ;; no. 84
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ix, 190 p. :: map ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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9780896802483 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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: 0896802485 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) and index
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| Contents
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The idea of empire -- Wine, women, and war -- Merchants and missionaries -- A Swiss community in highland Angola -- The case of Belgium and Portugal -- Race and class in a "fascist" colony -- The death throes of empire -- Destabilizing the neighborhood -- Carnival at Luanda -- The struggle for power -- A journey through Angola
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| Abstract
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"Empire in Africa illuminates how Angola went from colony to independence, how in the 1990s the Cold War legacy turned to civil war, and how peace finally dawned in 2002." --Book Jacket
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Angola, History
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Portugal, Colonies, Africa, History
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| LC Classification
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DT1325.B55 2006
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