Description |
1 online resource (vii, 189 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Strength and goodness / Bakary Diallo -- The rape of a country / Lamin Senghor |
Summary |
"White War, Black Soldiers explores Africa's role in World War I by pairing two works by African authors, translated in English for the first time. Strength and Goodness (Force-Bonté) by Bakary Diallo is the only memoir of World War I ever written or published by an African. It remains a pioneering work of African literature as well as a unique and invaluable historical document about colonialism and Africa's role in the Great War. Lamine Senghor's The Rape of a Country (La Violation d'un pays) is another pioneering French work by a Senegalese veteran of World War I, but one that offers a stark contrast to Strength and Goodness. Both are made available for the first time in English in this edition, complete with a glossary of terms and a general historical introduction. The centennial of World War I is an ideal moment to present Strength and Goodness and The Rape of a Country to a wider, English-reading public. Until recently, Africa's role in the war has been neglected by historians and largely forgotten by the general public. Euro-centric versions of the war still predominate in popular culture, Many historians, however, now insist that African participation in the 1914-18 War is a large part of what made that conflict a world war"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Primary texts translated from the French. Commentary and introduction in English |
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Description based upon print version of record |
Subject |
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Senegalese
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives
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Soldiers, Black -- Personal narratives
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African
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Soldiers -- Africa -- History -- 20th century
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Genre/Form |
Personal narratives
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Personal narratives.
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Récits personnels.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Senghor, Lamine, 1889-1927, author.
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Erber, Nancy, 1951- translator.
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Peniston, William A., 1959- translator.
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Robb, George, editor.
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Translation of (work): Diallo, Bakary, 1892-
Force-bonté. English.
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Translation of (work): Senghor, Lamine, 1889-1927.
Violation d'un pays. English.
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ISBN |
9781624669538 |
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1624669530 |
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9781624669767 |
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162466976X |
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