The Gun in Central Africa A History of Technology and Politics
Why did some central African peoples embrace gun technology in the nineteenth century, and others turn their backs on it? In answering this question, The Gun in Central Africa offers a thorough reassessment of the history of firearms in central Africa. Marrying the insights of Africanist historiogra...
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| Abstract | Why did some central African peoples embrace gun technology in
the nineteenth century, and others turn their backs on it? In
answering this question, The Gun in Central Africa offers
a thorough reassessment of the history of firearms in central
Africa. Marrying the insights of Africanist historiography with
those of consumption and science and technology studies, Giacomo
Macola approaches the subject from a culturally sensitive
perspective that encompasses both the practical and the symbolic
attributes of firearms.
Informed by the view that the power of objects extends beyond
their immediate service functions, The Gun in Central
Africa presents Africans as agents of technological
re-innovation who understood guns in terms of their changing social
structures and political interests. By placing firearms at the
heart of the analysis, this volume casts new light on processes of
state formation and military revolution in the era of the
long-distance trade, the workings of central African gender
identities and honor cultures, and the politics of the colonial
encounter. |
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| AbstractList | Why did some central African peoples embrace gun technology in the nineteenth century, and others turn their backs on it? In answering this question, The Gun in Central Africa offers a thorough reassessment of the history of firearms in central Africa. Marrying the insights of Africanist historiography with those of consumption and science and technology studies, Giacomo Macola approaches the subject from a culturally sensitive perspective that encompasses both the practical and the symbolic attributes of firearms.Informed by the view that the power of objects extends beyond their immediate service functions, The Gun in Central Africa presents Africans as agents of technological re-innovation who understood guns in terms of their changing social structures and political interests. By placing firearms at the heart of the analysis, this volume casts new light on processes of state formation and military revolution in the era of the long-distance trade, the workings of central African gender identities and honor cultures, and the politics of the colonial encounter. Why did some central African peoples embrace gun technology in the nineteenth century, and others turn their backs on it? In answering this question, The Gun in Central Africa offers a thorough reassessment of the history of firearms in central Africa. Marrying the insights of Africanist historiography with those of consumption and science and technology studies, Giacomo Macola approaches the subject from a culturally sensitive perspective that encompasses both the practical and the symbolic attributes of firearms. Informed by the view that the power of objects extends beyond their immediate service functions, The Gun in Central Africa presents Africans as agents of technological re-innovation who understood guns in terms of their changing social structures and political interests. By placing firearms at the heart of the analysis, this volume casts new light on processes of state formation and military revolution in the era of the long-distance trade, the workings of central African gender identities and honor cultures, and the politics of the colonial encounter. Why did some central African peoples embrace gun technology in the nineteenth century, and others turn their backs on it? In answering this question, The Gun in Central Africa offers a thorough reassessment of the history of firearms in central Africa. Marrying the insights of Africanist historiography with those of consumption and science and technology studies, Giacomo Macola approaches the subject from a culturally sensitive perspective that encompasses both the practical and the symbolic attributes of firearms. Informed by the view that the power of objects extends beyond their immediate service functions, The Gun in Central Africa presents Africans as agents of technological re-innovation who understood guns in terms of their changing social structures and political interests. By placing firearms at the heart of the analysis, this volume casts new light on processes of state formation and military revolution in the era of the long-distance trade, the workings of central African gender identities and honor cultures, and the politics of the colonial encounter. Examining the history of warfare and political development through a technological lens, Macola relates the study of military technology to the history of gender. |
| Author | Giacomo Macola |
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| Snippet | Why did some central African peoples embrace gun technology in
the nineteenth century, and others turn their backs on it? In
answering this question, The Gun... Why did some central African peoples embrace gun technology in the nineteenth century, and others turn their backs on it? In answering this question, The Gun... Examining the history of warfare and political development through a technological lens, Macola relates the study of military technology to the history of... |
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| TableOfContents | Front Matter
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
A Note on Hereditary Titles
INTRODUCTION
1: Power and International Trade in the Savanna
2: The Domestication of the Musket on the Upper Zambezi
3: The Warlord’s Muskets
4: Gun Societies Undone?
5: “They Disdain Firearms”
6: Of “Martial Races” and Guns
CONCLUSION
Notes
Bibliography
Index Intro -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Hereditary Titles -- Introduction. Firearms and the History of Technology in Africa -- Part I. Contexts -- 1. Power and International Trade in the Savanna -- Part II. Guns and Society on the Upper Zambezi and in Katanga -- 2. The Domestication of the Musket on the Upper Zambezi -- 3. The Warlord's Muskets: The Political Economy of Garenganze -- 4. Gun Societies Undone?: The Effects of British and Belgian Rule -- Part III. Resisting Guns in Eastern Zambia and Malawi -- 5. "They Disdain Firearms": The Relationship between Guns and the Ngoni -- 6. Of "Martial Races" and Gun: The Politics of Honor to the Early Twentieth Centurys -- Conclusion. Gun Domestication in Historical Perspective -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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