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SUMMARY:Book Launch: Richard Reid’s The African Revolution - Richard Rei
 d (Oxford)
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DESCRIPTION:Africa’s long nineteenth century was a time of revolutionary
  ferment and cultural innovation for the continent’s states\, societies\
 , and economies. Yet the period preceding what became known as “the Scra
 mble for Africa” by European powers in the decades leading up to World W
 ar I has long been neglected in favour of a Western narrative of colonial 
 rule. _The African Revolution_ demonstrates that “the Scramble” and th
 e resulting imperial order were as much the culmination of African revolut
 ionary dynamics as they were of European expansionism.\n\nIn this monument
 al work of history\, Richard Reid paints a multifaceted portrait of a cont
 inent on the global stage. He describes how Africa witnessed the emergence
  of new economic and political dynamics that were underpinned by forms of 
 violence and volatility not unlike those emanating from Europe. Reid uses 
 a stretch of road in what is now Tanzania—one of the nineteenth century
 ’s most vibrant commercial highways—as an entry point into this revolu
 tionary epoch\, weaving a broader story around characters and events on th
 e road. He integrates the African experience with new insights into the de
 eper currents in European societies before and after conquest\, and he sho
 ws how the Africans themselves created opportunities for European expansio
 n.\n\nChallenging the portrayal of Africa’s transformative nineteenth ce
 ntury as a mere prelude to European colonialism\, _The African Revolution_
  reveals how this turbulent yet hugely creative era for Africans intersect
 ed with global intrusions to shape the modern age.\n\nCome and celebrate t
 he publication of Richard Reid’s _The African Revolution: A History of t
 he Long Nineteenth Century_: https://press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/97806
 91266954/the-african-revolution-pdf-0.  \n\nThere will be much wine and fe
 w words.  \nSpeakers:\nRichard Reid (Oxford)
LOCATION:History Faculty (Common Room)\, George Street OX1 2RL
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