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Presidential Powers in Postcolonial Africa Deserve Historical Attention 后殖民时代非洲的总统权力值得历史关注

History in Africa Pub Date : 2022-05-02 DOI: 10.1017/hia.2021.18

Anaïs Angelo

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Leza, Sungu, and Samba: Digital Humanities and Early Bantu History Leza、Sungu和Samba：数字人文与班图早期历史

History in Africa Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/hia.2021.13

Catherine Cymone Fourshey, Rhonda M. Gonzales, Christine Saidi

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Handwritten in Lagos: Selfhood and Textuality in Colonial Petitions 拉各斯手写:殖民请愿书中的自我和文本性

History in Africa Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/hia.2021.4

Tunde Decker

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HIA volume 48 Cover and Front matter HIA第48卷封面和封面问题

History in Africa Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/hia.2022.1

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The Records of the Human Sciences Research Council 人文科学研究委员会记录

History in Africa Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/hia.2021.15

Brown Maaba

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Naming the Baga: Problems in the Identity of a Guinean Cultural Amalgamation 巴加的命名:几内亚文化融合认同中的问题

History in Africa Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI: 10.1017/hia.2021.7

F. Lamp

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