This volume considers the military, economic, and political significance of Africa during World War II.
The first section offers three introductory essa.
It explores the experiences of male and female combatants, peasant producers, women traders, missionaries, and sex workers.
The essays feature new research and innovative approaches to the historiography of Africa and bring to the fore issues of race, gender, and labor during the war, topics that have not yet received much critical attention.
This volume considers the military, economic, and political significance of Africa during World War II