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« From the early phases of modern missions, Christian missionaries supported many humanitarian activities, mostly framed as subservient to the preaching of Christianity. This anthology contributes to a historically grounded understanding of the complex relationship between (...) suite
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« Si l’histoire de l’esclavage et de la traite négrière dans l’océan Indien sont aujourd’hui bien documentés grâce aux recherches des historiens, le marronnage en tant qu’acte de résistance face à l’esclavage reste méconnu à La Réunion. C’est en croisant les approches de l’histoire, (...) suite
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« Portugal foi ponto de chegada e de partida de gentes, culturas, línguas, ideias, tendências de gosto, comportamentos, crenças, instituições, produtos que sempre foram variáveis e que aqui e nos ubíquos lugares onde chegaram imprimiram sinais de miscigenação plurimodal, que foram (...) suite
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« As early as the third century, St Maurice—an Egyptian—became leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion. Ever since, there have been richly varied encounters between those defined as ‘Africans’ and those called ‘Europeans’. Yet Africans and African Europeans are still widely (...) suite
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« Islanders and Empire examines the role smuggling played in the cultural, economic, and socio-political transformation of Hispaniola from the late sixteenth to seventeenth centuries. With a rare focus on local peoples and communities, the book analyzes how residents of (...) suite
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« The League Against Imperialism : Lives and Afterlives explores the dramatic and engaging story of a global institution that brought together activists across geographical and political borders for the goal of eradicating colonial rule worldwide. The League against (...) suite
