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Administrative Budget for the Orense Experimental Farm, 1945
written by United States. Institute of Inter-American Affairs. Emergency Rehabilitation Division. El Oro Technical Mission, in Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1918 - 1951 (RG229). General Records of the El Oro Technical Mission, 1942 - 1944 (I-7 152), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1945), Box 1708, I ab) Reports, Fortnightly, Monthly, September 1943 , 2 page(s)
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written by United States. Institute of Inter-American Affairs. Emergency Rehabilitation Division. El Oro Technical Mission, in Records of the Office of Inter-American Affairs, 1918 - 1951 (RG229). General Records of the El Oro Technical Mission, 1942 - 1944 (I-7 152), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (1945), Box 1708, I ab) Reports, Fortnightly, Monthly, September 1943 , 2 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
1945
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
United States. Institute of Inter-American Affairs. Emergency Rehabilitation Division. El Oro Technical Mission
Topic / Theme
Ecuador and Peru Border, Politics & Policy, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Affidavit from Mr. Franz Vogt, 13 March 1947
in Records of U.S. Occupation Headquarters, World War II (RG260), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (13 March 1947), Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) (OMGUS) Records of the Civil Administration Division, Soviet Zone Border and Incidents With Russians , 1 page(s)
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in Records of U.S. Occupation Headquarters, World War II (RG260), of United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Federal Records (13 March 1947), Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.) (OMGUS) Records of the Civil Administration Division, Soviet Zone Border and Incidents With Russians , 1 page(s)
Date Written / Recorded
13 March 1947, 1947
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Testimony
Topic / Theme
Germany and its Borders, Crossing borders, Theft, History, Russians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Afghanistan Borders Image Collection
(London, England: Bridgeman Art Library), 27 page(s)
Collection of maps and sketches documenting the joint effort of Great Britain and the Russian Empire to determine the northern border of Afghanistan. Also included are recent photographs of Afghanistan.
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(London, England: Bridgeman Art Library), 27 page(s)
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Collection of maps and sketches documenting the joint effort of Great Britain and the Russian Empire to determine the northern border of Afghanistan. Also included are recent photographs of Afghanistan.
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Photo-essay
Publisher
Bridgeman Art Library
Topic / Theme
Afghanistan and its Borders, Political boundaries, Crossing borders, Geography, Politics & Policy, History, Afghans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany / © DHM / Bridgeman Images
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Africa in the 21st Century, Somalia: The Neglected Civil War
produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda...
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produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
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Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country’s main...
Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country’s main bank, were frozen and remittances from workers abroad to their families at home were stopped, which aggravated the confusion and deepened poverty in the nation. Finally, Somalia has become a target in the post-Afghanistan "war" against terrorism. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NHK International Inc.
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Africa in the 21st Century
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, War, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Humanities, Somali, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Africa: The Uncovered Continent, Africa: The Uncovered Continent 1
interview by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-, in Africa: The Uncovered Continent (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 1999), 19 mins
Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports from Mogadishu, Somalia, examining the pros and cons of humanitarian military interventions here and their human rights impacts. We also see interviews in Somalia and the Sudan, along with footage from Liberia, Rwanda and Zaire.
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interview by Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-, in Africa: The Uncovered Continent (Derry, NH: Chip Taylor Communications, 1999), 19 mins
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault reports from Mogadishu, Somalia, examining the pros and cons of humanitarian military interventions here and their human rights impacts. We also see interviews in Somalia and the Sudan, along with footage from Liberia, Rwanda and Zaire.
Date Written / Recorded
1999
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Chip Taylor Communications
Series
Africa: The Uncovered Continent
Speaker / Narrator
Olara A. Otunnu, 1950-, Kenneth Roth, fl. 1993, Rakiya Omaar, fl. 1990, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-
Person Discussed
Olara A. Otunnu, 1950-, Kenneth Roth, fl. 1993, Rakiya Omaar, fl. 1990, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Somali, Humanitarian aid, Human rights, Humanitarian values, Political corruption, Somalia Intervention, 1992-1993, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Diplomacy, History, Post Conflict Support, International Response, Origins, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2014. Used by permission of Chip Taylor Communications, LLC.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Frontex
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Drug trafficking, Firearms, Human trafficking, Immigrant populations, Crossing borders, Refugees, Violence, Politics & Policy, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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African Exodus
produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tran...
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produced by SW Pictures (London, England: SW Pictures, 2010), 22 mins
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An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tranquil Isle.' He could not have guessed then that he would be an eye witness to the tragic exodus of Africans to Europe. Over the last te...
An extremely powerful film showing the terrible risks that Africans will take to get to The Promised Land. Juan Medina, an Argentine photographer, arrived in Spain twenty years ago. Medina was looking for a better life and decided to settle in Fuerteventura, attracted by a tourist slogan portraying it as 'The Tranquil Isle.' He could not have guessed then that he would be an eye witness to the tragic exodus of Africans to Europe. Over the last ten years, 32,000 Africans have landed on the coast of the Canary Islands in makeshift boats. Many have died in the attempt, drowned in the 100 or so kilometers of seas separating the islands from the African mainland. One night in November 2004, Juan was on board a Spanish police patrol vessel. A drifting craft was spotted full of immigrants. But the makeshift boat capsized: 11 people drowned and 29 were rescued.
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
SW Pictures
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
SW Pictures
Topic / Theme
EU and its Borders, Internal and External, Immigration and emigration, Laws and legislation, Refugees, History, Current Affairs, Africans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Scott White Pictures.
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Sons of the Soil and Conquerors Who Came on Foot: The Historical Evolution of a West African Border Region
written by Olivier Walther, fl. 2012, in African Studies Quarterly (Gainesville, FL: University of Florida, 2012),
Source: asq.africa.ufl.edu
Source: asq.africa.ufl.edu
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written by Olivier Walther, fl. 2012, in African Studies Quarterly (Gainesville, FL: University of Florida, 2012),
Source: asq.africa.ufl.edu
Source: asq.africa.ufl.edu
Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Government/institutional document
Author / Creator
Olivier Walther, fl. 2012
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
University of Florida
Series
African Studies Quarterly
Topic / Theme
Benin and Nigeria Border, Colonial populations, History, Africans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Africa’s Deadliest Conflict:Media Coverage of the Humanitarian Disaster in the Congo and the United Nations Response, 1997–2008
written by Blake C. Roberts, Tom Pierre Najem, E. Donald Briggs and Walter E. Soderlund (Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2012), 278 page(s)
Africa’s Deadliest Conflict deals with the complex intersection of the legacy of post-colonial history—a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions—and changing norms of international intervention associated with the idea of human security and the responsibility to protect (R2P). It attempts to explain why, des...
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written by Blake C. Roberts, Tom Pierre Najem, E. Donald Briggs and Walter E. Soderlund (Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2012), 278 page(s)
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Africa’s Deadliest Conflict deals with the complex intersection of the legacy of post-colonial history—a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions—and changing norms of international intervention associated with the idea of human security and the responsibility to protect (R2P). It attempts to explain why, despite a softening of norms related to the sanctity of state sovereignty, the international community dealt so ineffectively with a bruta...
Africa’s Deadliest Conflict deals with the complex intersection of the legacy of post-colonial history—a humanitarian crisis of epic proportions—and changing norms of international intervention associated with the idea of human security and the responsibility to protect (R2P). It attempts to explain why, despite a softening of norms related to the sanctity of state sovereignty, the international community dealt so ineffectively with a brutal conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which between 1997 and 2011 claimed an estimated 5.5 million. In particular, the book focuses on the role of mass media in creating a will to intervene, a role considered by many to be the key to prodding a reluctant international community to action.Included in the book are a primer on Congolese history, a review of United Nations peacekeeping missions in the Congo, and a detailed examination of both US television news and New York Times coverage of the Congo from 1997 through 2008. Separate conclusions are offered with respect to peacekeeping in the Age of R2P and on the role of mass media in both promoting and inhibiting robust international responses to large-scale humanitarian crises.
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Field of Study
Global Issues
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Blake C. Roberts, Tom Pierre Najem, E. Donald Briggs, Walter E. Soderlund
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Topic / Theme
The Congo and its Borders, Mass media, Second Congo War, 1998-2003, First Congo War, 1996-1997, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2013 Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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Africa's World War: Congo, the Rwandan Genocide, and the Making of a Continental Catastrophe
written by Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), 570 page(s)
The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars in Central Africa, Gerard Prunier offers a gripping account of how one grisly episode laid the groundwork for a swee...
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written by Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984 (New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2009, originally published 2009), 570 page(s)
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The Rwandan genocide sparked a horrific bloodbath that swept across sub-Saharan Africa, ultimately leading to the deaths of some four million people. In this extraordinary history of the recent wars in Central Africa, Gerard Prunier offers a gripping account of how one grisly episode laid the groundwork for a sweeping and disastrous upheaval.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Book
Author / Creator
Gérard Prunier, fl. 1984
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Topic / Theme
Rwanda, Tutsi Genocide (1994), Genocide, Politics, International relations, Refugees, Economic conditions, War, Post Genocide Rwanda, 1994-, Rwandan Civil War and Genocide, April 7–July 15, 1994, Diplomacy, Politics & Policy, History, International Response, Origins, Congolese, Rwandans, 21st Century in World History (2001– ), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011 by Oxford University Press
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