The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Black People and The War
RCC7543
Black Shame. African Soldiers in Europe, 1914 - 1922
ISBN
9781350002036
Purchase Price
£24.99 (new)
Date Purchased
August 30, 2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic (2015, London & New York)
Notes
The book was translated from the Dutch by Marjolijn de Jager. This book presents a detailed analysis of the recruitment and deployment of - and the reactions to - black soldiers in the war. The book explores the wider debates of race and national identity provoked by the use of African troops in the war. The publishers claim that this is the first book of its kind to appear.
9781350002036
Purchase Price
£24.99 (new)
Date Purchased
August 30, 2017
Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic (2015, London & New York)
Notes
The book was translated from the Dutch by Marjolijn de Jager. This book presents a detailed analysis of the recruitment and deployment of - and the reactions to - black soldiers in the war. The book explores the wider debates of race and national identity provoked by the use of African troops in the war. The publishers claim that this is the first book of its kind to appear.