Book ID: CBB717240526

The gun in central Africa: A history of technology and politics (2016)

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Macola, Giacomo (Author)


Ohio University Press


Publication Date: 2016
Edition Details: Series: New African Histories.
Language: English

Examining the history of warfare and political development through a technological lens, Macola relates the study of military technology to the history of gender.

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Review Daniel R. Headrick (2018) Review of "The gun in central Africa: A history of technology and politics". American Historical Review (pp. 1064-1065). unapi

Review Kathryn M. de Luna (2017) Review of "The gun in central Africa: A history of technology and politics". Journal of Interdisciplinary History (pp. 287-288). unapi

Review Jeremy Rich (2017) Review of "The gun in central Africa: A history of technology and politics". International Journal of African Historical Studies (pp. 157-158). unapi

Review Brice Cossart (July 2020) Review of "The gun in central Africa: A history of technology and politics". Technology and Culture (pp. 968-970). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Alexander, Jennifer Karns
Aravanitis, Rigas
Bennett, Natasha
Croissant, Jennifer L.
Hicks, Marie
Hill, C. N.
Journals
Technology and Culture
Arms and Armour Society Journal
Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
Journal of Dialectics of Nature
Science Technology and Society
Publishers
Amsterdam University Press
Blackwell Publishers
Duke University Press
IEEE
Il Poligrafo
Imperial College Press
Concepts
Technology
Technology and society
Technology and politics
Technology and gender
Military technology
Colonialism
Time Periods
19th century
21st century
20th century
20th century, late
20th century, early
17th century
Places
Africa
United States
Great Britain
India
Asia
Tanzania (Tanganyika, Zanzibar)
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