Miles Larmer: 2 books
The Katangese Gendarmes and War in Central Africa
Fighting Their Way Home
Language: English
Release Date: July 4, 2016
Erik Kennes and Miles Larmer provide a history of the Katangese gendarmes and their largely undocumented role in many of the most important political and military conflicts in Central Africa. Katanga, located in today's Democratic Republic of Congo, seceded in 1960 as Congo achieved independence and...
Rethinking African Politics
A History of Opposition in Zambia
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2016
In 1964 Kenneth Kaunda and his United National Independence Party (UNIP) government established the nation of Zambia in the former British colony of Northern Rhodesia. In parallel with many other newly independent countries in Africa this process of decolonisation created a wave of optimism regarding...