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A romance of slavery: exploration, encounters and cartographies of violence i... - 4 views

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  • t is important to note that while explorers’ books can readily be subjected to postcolonial criticism, and while the exploration of Africa and the later events of the scramble were undoubtedly connected, recent scholarship has problematised any attempt to posit a “direct line of causation between exploration and empire”. If, as Kennedy puts it, “exploration was the avatar of empires” we must conclude that “empires were [...] directed to multiple, often contending, objectives” (2014, 9, 10)
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      ntombifuthi on 24 Apr 23
       
      Even though explorers' books are easily exposed to post-colonial critique, the following events of the scramble were obviously related, recent scholarship has regarded any attempt to put in place a direct line of causation between exploration and empire as a problem that requires immediate solution
  • Henry Morton Stanley is one of the best-known names in the roster of Victorian explorers.
    • ntombifuthi
      ntombifuthi on 24 Apr 23
       
      One of the most popular Victorian explorers is Henry Morton Stanley
  • In James Newman’s judgement, it is also the case that “In terms of exploration and discovery as defined in nineteenth-century Europe, he clearly stands at the top”.
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      ntombifuthi on 24 Apr 23
       
      Stanley was said to be one of the best when it comes to exploration and discovery as defined in nineteen-century Europe
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  • My Kalulu tells the story of Selim, a Zanzibari boy of noble birth who embarks on a journey into eastern Africa in the company of his father, Sheikh Amer bin Osman, as part of an extensive Arab trading party.
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      ntombifuthi on 24 Apr 23
       
      Stanley wrote an explorer fiction named "My Kalulu", which is about the story of Slim, a Zanzibar boy of noble birth who takes on a journey to Eastern Africa with his father, Sheikh Armer bin Osman as part of great Arab trading party
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Reconnaissance survey of the Zulu Kingdom period amkhanda in the emaKhosini Basin South... - 2 views

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    For many of the nineteenth century, the Zulu Kingdom was recognized as the biggest and most powerful government in southeat Africa. The Zulu Kingdom period spans the pre colonial and early colonial eras of southern Africa, beginning with its formation in the late 1810's under King Shaka kaSenzangakhona and ending with its demise as an independent kingdom as a result of British Invasion during the rule of King Cetshwayo kaMpande in 1879. Our picture of the Kingdom has been largely shaped by a rich collection of narratives by trader, travellers and missionaries, colonial paper and document oral histories.
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The East African Ivory Trade in the Nineteenth Century.pdf - 4 views

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  • But it was in the nineteenth century that the great development of the East African ivory trade took place. An increased demand for ivory in America and Europe coincided with the opening up of East Africa by Arab traders and European explorers, and this led to the intensive exploitation of the ivory resources of the interior. Thro
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      raboditsethendo on 24 Apr 23
       
      the value of ivoty from the late 1700s through the 19th the ivory value from the 1700s through the 19th century grew exponentially, booming worldwide as increased societal wealth, conspicuous consumption and cheap labor encouraged its use in artwork, combs, keyboards, jewelry, hand fans, billiard balls, teething rings, and many other whatnots.
  • The extent to which these ivory traders opened up the upper Nile is surprising. Giovanni Miani, a Venetian, penetrated beyond the River Asua in modern Uganda, explored the Bahr el-Ghazal and the headwaters of the streams rising in the Nyam Nyam country, and brought back rumours of a great river, the Uele, flowing to th
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      raboditsethendo on 24 Apr 23
       
      Ivory is particularly coveted in Asia where it is used for carving and jewelry. Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe were given permission to sell stockpiles to Japan in 1999 and were joined by South Africa in 2008 in a sale to China and Japan.
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Abeokuta, or, Sunrise within the Tropics - 2 views

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