Writing histories of contemporary Africa

被引：53

作者：

Ellis, S ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Afrika Studiecentrum, Leiden, Netherlands

来源：

JOURNAL OF AFRICAN HISTORY | 2002年 / 43卷 / 01期

关键词：

historiography; post-colonial; sources;

D O I：

10.1017/S0021853701008106

中图分类号：

K [历史、地理];

学科分类号：

06 ;

摘要：

This essay argues that historians need to engage with the history of contemporary Africa both as a way of throwing new light on Africa's more remote past and as a way of understanding the present. The paper discusses two types of problem involved in such an enterprise. The first is the identification of the most fruitful themes for investigation. The second is the sources that may be used.

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