King's African Rifles: A History [Reprint ed.] 9781848844384, 1848844387

Whatever one may think about the rights and wrongs of colonial rule, it is hard to deny that during the first half of th

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King's African Rifles: A History [Reprint ed.]
9781848844384, 1848844387

An unexplored, fascinating history of nineteenth-century agrarian life, told through the engaging lens of three families

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This volume offers an insight into the iconic Mauser family of German bolt-action rifles. Drawing on first-hand accounts

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In African American Pioneers of Sociology,Pierre Saint-Arnaud examines the lasting contributions that African Americans

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