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African perspectives : pre-colonial history, anthropology, and ethnomusicology / Regine Allgayer-Kaufmann, Michael Weber (eds.)

Essays from a symposium in honor of Gerhard Kubik, held in December 2004 at the University of Vienna. Accompanying DVD-ROM contains photographs, videorecordings, and audio recordings to illustrate the ...
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Indigenous Ashaninka DNA helps geneticists write new chapters of pre-colonial history in South America

Geneticists have written new chapters in the reconstruction of pre-colonial Americas history after using DNA from the indigenous Ashaninka people from Amazonian Peru. They have discovered previously ...
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Beyond myth: The story of Mirenge, Rwanda’s pre-colonial tycoon

The story of Mirenge is not widely documented in historical records. It is unfortunate that the life of this notable figure—regarded as the wealthiest man in Rwandan history—is not featured in ...
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Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill

A state representative wants to restore a piece of Connecticut's pre-colonial history to one of its major rivers. State Rep. Anthony Nolan introduced a bill this week in the state that would restore ...
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Fifty yard signs raise awareness about Mohican history in and around Williamstown

Stay up to date on Berkshires news with Berkshires in Brief, our free daily newsletter WILLIAMSTOWN — Much of what’s known about the Mohican people in the Berkshires comes from stories told by ...
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Pre-colonial Africa in colonial African narratives : from Ethiopia unbound to things fall apart, 1911-1958 / Donald R. Wehrs

Embodied ethical life and the threat of cognitive imperialism in African contexts -- -- Hayford, Balewa, and the representation of African culture and society -- Articulations of empire and hatred of ...