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Africa's "Agitators": Militant Anti-Colonialism in Africa and the West, 1918–1939 (review)

Africa's "Agitators": Militant Anti-Colonialism in Africa and the West, 1918–1939 (review) journal of world history, september 2010 Africa's "Agitators": Militant Anti-Colonialism in Africa and the West, 1918 ­1939. by jonathan derrick. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. 320 pp. $45.00 (cloth). In Africa's "Agitators" Jonathan Derrick provides a sweeping "tour d' horizon" (p. 3) of the relations between European anti-imperialists and African protestors in the interwar period. This era marked the peak of colonialism, when the whole continent was under white rule and peaceful, but it was also the time when African liberation movements were born. As Derrick demonstrates in this impressive survey, it is impossible to understand Africa's anticolonial movements unless one examines the relationship between activities within and outside Africa. Derrick takes the reader on a tour of events across Europe, North America, and almost every corner of Africa and weaves these episodes into an interesting history of attitudes toward colonialism. This book fills a gap in the literature by providing a comprehensive review of early anticolonialism concerning Africa. The most common view of colonialism among Africans and Europeans after World War I was that the colonial project was justified, but that it needed to be conducted properly. Derrick describes how paternalism dominated the European view of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of World History University of Hawai'I Press

Africa's "Agitators": Militant Anti-Colonialism in Africa and the West, 1918–1939 (review)

Nagengast, Emil.
Journal of World History , Volume 21 (3) – Nov 6, 2010
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journal of world history, september 2010 Africa's "Agitators": Militant Anti-Colonialism in Africa and the West, 1918 ­1939. by jonathan derrick. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008. 320 pp. $45.00 (cloth). In Africa's "Agitators" Jonathan Derrick provides a sweeping "tour d' horizon" (p. 3) of the relations between European anti-imperialists and African protestors in the interwar period. This era marked the peak of colonialism, when the whole continent was under white rule and peaceful, but it was also the time when African liberation movements were born. As Derrick demonstrates in this impressive survey, it is impossible to understand Africa's anticolonial movements unless one examines the relationship between activities within and outside Africa. Derrick takes the reader on a tour of events across Europe, North America, and almost every corner of Africa and weaves these episodes into an interesting history of attitudes toward colonialism. This book fills a gap in the literature by providing a comprehensive review of early anticolonialism concerning Africa. The most common view of colonialism among Africans and Europeans after World War I was that the colonial project was justified, but that it needed to be conducted properly. Derrick describes how paternalism dominated the European view of

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