Although this book is presented as a multinational study of the war in Africa, its key strength lies in the author’s intimate knowledge of internal politics in South Africa.Īfrica’s Urban Revolution. This book looks afresh at the strategies of the German and Allied campaigns, and at the great rivalry between General Jan Christian Smuts, who took on the German forces in East Africa, and General Lettow-Vorbeck, celebrated as the only German general to occupy British territory and whose troops finished the war undefeated. World War I in Africa: The Forgotten Conflict Among the European Powers. This book sheds light on broader processes of egalitarian social change common to the Global North and South alike. She demonstrates how conflict has often pushed women into socially valued domains, where they demonstrate their equal abilities and thereby undermine prevailing gender ideologies. 2015.Īili Mari Tripp provocatively argues that major conflict can have disruptive, egalitarian effects, catalysing women’s increased legislative representation. The names of Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King and Barack Obama are known to everyone for their status as winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, but how many people could identify the likes of Albert Luthuli or Wangari Maathi? This collection of essays focuses on the most significant contributions to peace across the continent. This clear, concise and useful bibliographical work will be of special interest to those engaged within international affairs, history or peace studies, although its accessible style also makes it a worthwhile read for the general reader.

You may also like to check out ten recommended Africa at LSE blog posts to revisit, covering diverse topics such as Africa’s urban transition, the question of penalty shoot-outs in football and Mahatma Gandhi’s political awakening in South Africa.Īfrica’s Peacemakers. Adekeye Adebajo (ed.). To celebrate the occasion, LSE Review of Books recommends ten illuminating reads on African politics, society and economics. Image Credit: Map of Johannesburg, South Africa ( SEDAC Maps CC 2.0)Ħ June 2016 is the five year anniversary of the launch of the Africa at LSE blog.

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