Sufi Brotherhoods in Africa
Knut S. Vikor “Sufi Brotherhoods in Africa” The History of Islam in Africa. Levtzion & Pouwels (eds.). Athens. Ohio University Press. Chapter 20 Although it is evident that Islam in Africa is closely interwoven with sufism, there has been considerable disagreement over the result of this influence; has it been...
L’Afrique Française en ébullition au lendemain de la deuxième guerre mondiale
Pierre Kipré Le congrès de Bamako ou la naissance du RDA Paris. Editions Chaka. 1962. 190 p. Coll. “Afrique Contemporaine” dirigée par Ibrahima Baba Kaké L'Afrique Française en ébullition au lendemain de la deuxième guerre mondiale 1. — L'Afrique Française coloniale dans l'immédiat après-guerre C'est patiemment que la France s'est constituée partie prenante...
Robert Delavignette: The Gentle Ruler (1897-1976)
African Proconsuls. European Governors in Africa. L.H. Gann & Peter Duignan, eds. New York/London/Stanford. The Free Press/Collier Macmillan Publishers & Hoover Institution. 1978. 548 pages William B. Cohen Robert Delavignette: The Gentle Ruler (1897-1976) Georges Balandier, the great French sociologist, characterized Robert Delavignette as “a solid and obstinate liberal.” The...
Part Seven/Cultural Impact of Indonesia/Twi
George Peter Murdock 1897 — 1985 Professor of Anthropology, Yale University Africa. Its Peoples and Their Culture History New York. McGraw-Hill. 1959. 456 p. Explore also (a) the SemanticAfrica Peoples Vocabulary (b) the Twi mind-mapping diagram Part Seven Cultural Impact of Indonesia — 32 — Twi If the reader compares Map 4 and Map 13, he...
Harry A. Gailey/Sir Hugh Clifford (1856-1941)
African Proconsuls. European Governors in Africa. L.H. Gann & Peter Duignan, eds. New York/London/Stanford. The Free Press/Collier Macmillan Publishers & Hoover Institution. 1978. 548 pages Harry A. Gailey Sir Hugh Clifford (1856-1941) Hugh Clifford was one of the most unusal colonial governors in British history. He was distinguished as a...
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905-1993)
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905-1993) Président Félix Houphouët-Boigny s'adressant au Colloque de Yamoussoukro en 1986 Biographie Bibliographie Rassemblement Démocratique Africain. Actes du Colloque International sur l'histoire du RDA. Yamoussoukro, 18-25 octobre 1986. Abidjan, Editions CEDA, 1987. 2 tomes ...
The coming of Islam and the expansion of the Muslim Empire
UNESCO — General History of Africa Volume I. Methodology and African Prehistory Joseph Ki-Zerbo, ed. 1981, 820 pp. 3. — M. El Fasi and I. Hrbek Stages in the development of Islam and its dissemination in Africa General Introduction Islam — together with Buddhism and Christianity — belongs in the category of...
Maurice Delafosse
Maurice Delafosse (1870-1926) Administrateur, gouverneur, professeur à l'Ecole Coloniale de Paris Ethnographe. Auteur Biographie Louise Delafosse. Maurice Delafosse, le Berrichon conquis par l'Afrique (1870-1926) Bibliographie Rulers of Empire Marc Michel. Un programme réformiste en 1919 : Maurice Delafosse et la “politique indigène” en AOF. Cahiers d'études africaines. 1975 (15)58:...
Leland C. Barrows/Louis-Léon César Faidherbe (1818-1889)
African Proconsuls. European Governors in Africa. L.H. Gann & Peter Duignan, eds. New York/London/Stanford. The Free Press/Collier Macmillan Publishers & Hoover Institution. 1978. 548 pages Leland C. Barrows Louis-Léon César Faidherbe (1818-1889) Louis Léon César Faidherbe (1818-1889) is classed along with Bugeaud, Gallieni, and Lyautey as one of the outstanding architects...
Part Two/African Hunters/ Bushmen and Their Kin
George Peter Murdock 1897 — 1985 Professor of Anthropology, Yale University Africa. Its Peoples and Their Culture History New York. McGraw-Hill. 1959. 456 p. Explore also (a) the SemanticAfrica Peoples Vocabulary (b) the Bushmen and Their Kin mind-mapping diagram Part Two African Hunters — 9 — Bushmen and Their Kin From the beginning of the Upper...