Strength and Goodness (
Force-Bonté) by Bakary Diallo is one of the only memoirs of World War I ever written or published by an African. It remains a pioneering work of African literature as well as a unique and invaluable historical document about colonialism and Africa’s role in the Great War. Lamine Senghor’s
The Rape of a Country (
La Violation d’un pays) is another pioneering French work by a Senegalese veteran of World War I, but one that offers a stark contrast to
Strength and Goodness. Both are made available for the first time in English in this edition, complete with a glossary of terms and a general historical introduction.
The centennial of World War I is an ideal moment to present
Strength and Goodness and
The Rape of a Country to a wider, English-reading public. Until recently, Africa''s role in the war has been neglected by historians and largely forgotten by the general public.
Euro-centric versions of the war still predominate in popular culture, Many historians, however, now insist that African participation in the 1914-18 War is a large part of what made that conflict a world war.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
200 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2021-02-24 |
| ISBN |
9781624669514 |
