Ufahamu Africa: Episode 7

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Podcast Episode 7: A Conversation with Dr. Michelle Moyd on Colonial East African Soldiers

Ufahamu Africa

Date: February 18, 2017

Summary:

Dr. Michelle Moyd, Associate Professor of History at Indiana University, chats with Ufahamu Africa about soldiering and warfare in East Africa. Her first book, Violent Intermediaries, explores the social and cultural history of Askari--the African soldiers in the colonial army of German East Africa.

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