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Afghanistan:Transition under Threat
edited by Mark Sedra, fl. 2008 and Geoffrey Hayes, 1947- (Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2008), 346 page(s)
Many have questioned the wisdom of the international intervention in Afghanistan in light of the escalation of violence and instability in the country in the past few years. Particularly uncertain are Canadians, who have been inundated with media coverage of an increasingly dirty war in southern Afghanistan, one i...
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edited by Mark Sedra, fl. 2008 and Geoffrey Hayes, 1947- (Waterloo, ON: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2008), 346 page(s)
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Many have questioned the wisdom of the international intervention in Afghanistan in light of the escalation of violence and instability in the country in the past few years. Particularly uncertain are Canadians, who have been inundated with media coverage of an increasingly dirty war in southern Afghanistan, one in which Canadians are at the frontline and suffering heavy casualties. However, the conflict is only one aspect of Afghanistan’s comp...
Many have questioned the wisdom of the international intervention in Afghanistan in light of the escalation of violence and instability in the country in the past few years. Particularly uncertain are Canadians, who have been inundated with media coverage of an increasingly dirty war in southern Afghanistan, one in which Canadians are at the frontline and suffering heavy casualties. However, the conflict is only one aspect of Afghanistan’s complicated, and incomplete, political, economic, and security transition.In Afghanistan: Transition under Threat, leading Afghanistan scholars and practitioners paint a full picture of the situation in Afghanistan and the impact of international and particularly Canadian assistance. They review the achievements of the reconstruction process and outline future challenges, focusing on key issues like the narcotics trade, the Pakistan—Afghanistan bilateral relationship, the Taliban-led insurgency, and continuing endemic poverty. This collection provides new insight into the nature and state of Afghanistan’s post-conflict transition and illustrates the consequences of failure.Co-published with the Centre for International Governance Innovation
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Business & Economics
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Mark Sedra, fl. 2008, Geoffrey Hayes, 1947-
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Topic / Theme
General Context: Security Issues, Afghanistan and its Borders, Afghanistan Conflict (1980 -- ), Economic development, Politics, Social security, Taliban Insurgency, Afghanistan, September 2002-, Taliban Rule, Afghanistan, 1994-2001, Wars in Afghanistan, April 27, 1978–, Sociology, Politics & Policy, Diplomacy, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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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 Studies Series, 90, Peasant Revolution in Ethiopia: The Tigray People's Liberation Front, 1975–1991
written by John Young, 1951-, in African Studies Series, 90 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 1997), 290 page(s)
In the wake of the overthrow of the Haile-Selassie regime in Ethiopia in 1974 and the coming to power of the military, a number of opposition forces launched insurrections. But only one movement, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) triumphed, liberating Tigray in 1989, and in an ethnic-based coalition whic...
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written by John Young, 1951-, in African Studies Series, 90 (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 2006, originally published 1997), 290 page(s)
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In the wake of the overthrow of the Haile-Selassie regime in Ethiopia in 1974 and the coming to power of the military, a number of opposition forces launched insurrections. But only one movement, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) triumphed, liberating Tigray in 1989, and in an ethnic-based coalition which it dominated, assuming state power in 1991. This is the first chronicle of the history of that struggle, and it is based largely on i...
In the wake of the overthrow of the Haile-Selassie regime in Ethiopia in 1974 and the coming to power of the military, a number of opposition forces launched insurrections. But only one movement, the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) triumphed, liberating Tigray in 1989, and in an ethnic-based coalition which it dominated, assuming state power in 1991. This is the first chronicle of the history of that struggle, and it is based largely on interviews with peasants who formed the core of the Tigrayan revolution and the TPLF leadership. It provides the necessary background to understanding post-1991 political developments in Ethiopia. It also offers an explanation of peasant-based revolution that contrasts with contemporary approaches by Marxists, Skocpol, and in particular the works of Wolf, Paige and Scott, all of whom largely ignore the political considerations and the role of the revolutionary party, which Dr. Young identifies as a critical element in his study.
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Global Issues
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Book
Author / Creator
John Young, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1997, April 2006, 2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Series
African Studies Series
Topic / Theme
Peasants, Revolutions, History, Politics, Government, Ethiopian Civil War, 1974-1991, Politics & Policy, Ethiopians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1997 Cambridge University Press
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 1, Interview with Deborah Gray White, Professor of History, Rutgers University. 1 of 2
produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 45 mins
Deborah Gray White is interviewed about how most new slaves are now born in the colonies, relationships between parents and children, Br'er Rabbit, daily lives of slave women, relationships between white and black children, kinship among slave families, the Revolutionary period, how whites who did not own slaves t...
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produced by Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 1 (WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 45 mins
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Deborah Gray White is interviewed about how most new slaves are now born in the colonies, relationships between parents and children, Br'er Rabbit, daily lives of slave women, relationships between white and black children, kinship among slave families, the Revolutionary period, how whites who did not own slaves themselves participated in the culture of slavery, raising children in slave families, slave marriages, Venture Smith, how cotton change...
Deborah Gray White is interviewed about how most new slaves are now born in the colonies, relationships between parents and children, Br'er Rabbit, daily lives of slave women, relationships between white and black children, kinship among slave families, the Revolutionary period, how whites who did not own slaves themselves participated in the culture of slavery, raising children in slave families, slave marriages, Venture Smith, how cotton changed slavery.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Llewellyn Smith, fl. 1987-2017, WGBH Boston
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Deborah Gray White, 1949-, Venture Smith, 1729-1805
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Human rights, Women's issues, Revolutions, Slavery, History, Sociology, Africans, Americans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), Early Modern Period (1450–1750)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Betty Wood, Professor of History, Oxford University. 2 of 2
directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 10 mins
Betty Wood is interviewed about blacks fighting in the American Revolution, blacks leaving the US with the British, Dunmore's Proclamation and the fear of slave rebellion, controlling slaves after Dunmore's Proclamation, the significance of Dunmore's Proclamation.
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directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 1998), 1 hour 10 mins
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Betty Wood is interviewed about blacks fighting in the American Revolution, blacks leaving the US with the British, Dunmore's Proclamation and the fear of slave rebellion, controlling slaves after Dunmore's Proclamation, the significance of Dunmore's Proclamation.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Noland Walker, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Betty Wood, fl. 1998, John Murray, 1732-1809
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Militias, War, Freed slaves, Rebellions, Slavery, Revolutions, Dunmore's War, 1774, American Revolution, 1775-1783, War and Violence, Race and Gender, Politics & Policy, History, British, Americans, Africans, Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Peter Wood, Professor of History, Duke University. 2 of 2
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 17 mins
Peter Wood is interviewed about William Dunbar, Equiano's observations of independence, the Stamp Act, song as a means of protest, the dynamics leading up to the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley, Dunmore's Proclamation, the Somerset case, 18th century hope for freedom and equality, The Declaration of Independen...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 17 mins
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Peter Wood is interviewed about William Dunbar, Equiano's observations of independence, the Stamp Act, song as a means of protest, the dynamics leading up to the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley, Dunmore's Proclamation, the Somerset case, 18th century hope for freedom and equality, The Declaration of Independence, the dream deferred, the evacuation of the British from New York and the former slaves stuck in the middle.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Peter Wood, 1943-, Phillis Wheatley, 1753-1784, William Dunbar, 1748-1810, John Murray, 1732-1809
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Slaves, Revolutionaries, Laws and legislation, Stamp Act, 1765-1766, Declaration of Independence Signed, July 4, 1776, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, History, Politics & Policy, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), British, Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–...
American Revolution of 1776, Slaves, Revolutionaries, Laws and legislation, Stamp Act, 1765-1766, Declaration of Independence Signed, July 4, 1776, Imperialism and Colonialism, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, History, Politics & Policy, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), British, Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2, Interview with Thomas J. Davis, Professor of History, Arizona State University and au...
directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 43 mins
Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acquisition of land, the signi...
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directed by Orlando Bagwell, 1951- and Susan Bellows, fl. 1989; produced by Susan Bellows, fl. 1989 and Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston; interview by Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Part 2 (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 43 mins
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Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acquisition of land, the significance of the Revolutionary War, Venture Smith as slave owner, The Constitution's sanction of slavery and what it meant to Venture Smi...
Thomas J. Davis is interviewed about Venture Smith and the relationship between slave and slave holder, Venture's loss of his family and the purchase of their freedom, the difference between a free Negro and a free person, the importance of waterways in colonial life, Venture Smith's acquisition of land, the significance of the Revolutionary War, Venture Smith as slave owner, The Constitution's sanction of slavery and what it meant to Venture Smith.
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Susan Bellows, fl. 1989, Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Orlando Bagwell, 1951-, Susan Bellows, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
Thomas J. Davis, fl. 1974, Venture Smith, 1729-1805
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Freed slaves, Revolutions, Slaveholders, Slavery, Waterways, American Revolution, 1775-1783, Political and Social Movements, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and West...
American Revolution of 1776, Freed slaves, Revolutions, Slaveholders, Slavery, Waterways, American Revolution, 1775-1783, Political and Social Movements, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Program Two, Interview with John Ferling, Professor of History, University of Georgia
directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston; interview by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Program Two (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 48 mins
John Ferling is interviewed about land ownership as power, George Washington as young man, his marriage to Martha, Washington as a slave owner in Virginia, Washington's attitudes towards slaves, Washington's growing displeasure with the British, Washington as commander of the Continental Army, African Americans' d...
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directed by Noland Walker, fl. 2003; produced by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston; interview by Noland Walker, fl. 2003, in Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805), Program Two (Boston, MA: WGBH Educational Foundation, 2017), 1 hour 48 mins
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John Ferling is interviewed about land ownership as power, George Washington as young man, his marriage to Martha, Washington as a slave owner in Virginia, Washington's attitudes towards slaves, Washington's growing displeasure with the British, Washington as commander of the Continental Army, African Americans' desires to participate in the Revolutionary War, Dunmore's Proclamation, Washington's changing view of slavery, Constitutional Conventio...
John Ferling is interviewed about land ownership as power, George Washington as young man, his marriage to Martha, Washington as a slave owner in Virginia, Washington's attitudes towards slaves, Washington's growing displeasure with the British, Washington as commander of the Continental Army, African Americans' desires to participate in the Revolutionary War, Dunmore's Proclamation, Washington's changing view of slavery, Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, life at Mount Vernon.
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Interview
Contributor
Noland Walker, fl. 2003, WGBH Boston
Author / Creator
Noland Walker, fl. 2003
Date Published / Released
1998, 2017
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Series
Africans in America: Revolution (1750–1805)
Person Discussed
John Ferling, 1940-, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, 1731-1802, George Washington, 1732-1799
Topic / Theme
American Revolution of 1776, Slaveholders, Plantations, Revolutions, Slavery, Landowners, Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 1787, Dunmore's Proclamation, U.S., November 7, 1775, First Continental Congress Meets, September 1774, Imperialism and Colonialism, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutio...
American Revolution of 1776, Slaveholders, Plantations, Revolutions, Slavery, Landowners, Constitutional Convention, Philadelphia, PA, 1787, Dunmore's Proclamation, U.S., November 7, 1775, First Continental Congress Meets, September 1774, Imperialism and Colonialism, Political and Social Movements, Race and Gender, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), British, Americans, African Americans, Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914)
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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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