Botswana 1939-1945: An African Country at War (Oxford Historical Monographs) [Hardcover]

Ashley Jackson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0198207646 | ISBN-13: 978-0198207641

This is the first full study of an African country during World War II. Unusually, it provides both Africanist and imperialist perspectives. Using extensive archival and oral evidence, Jackson explores the social, economic, political, agricultural, and military histories of Botswana. He examines Botswana's military contribution to the war effort and the impact of the war on the African home front. The book focuses on events and personalities "on the ground" in Africa, and also considers Botswana's interaction with and impact upon events and personalities in distant imperial centers, such as Whitehall and the wartime British Army headquarters in the Middle East. The attitudes, aims, and actions of all levels of colonial society--British rulers, African chiefs, military officials, and ordinary African men and women--are likewise studied, thus producing a unique and "total" history of an African country at war.

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"This fascinating study offers a 'total' history of wartime Bechuanaland, recovering the voices and experiences of both male and female Africans."--Times Literary Supplement

About the Author

Ashley Jackson is at Mansfield College, Oxford.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (February 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198207646
• ISBN-13: 978-0198207641
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,508,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating., July 31, 2002

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This review is from: Botswana 1939-1945: An African Country at War (Oxford Historical Monographs) (Hardcover)

Jackson writes with authority on the forgotten African veterans of World War II.