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Jun 16, 2009

Africa Past and Present Podcast: Ethnicity, Slavery, and Trade in Sudan




The intelligent and good looking Peter Alegi sends me the following news:

Episode 28 of Africa Past and Present -- the podcast about history,culture, and politics in Africa -- is now available at: http://afripod.aodl.org

In this episode, historians Stephanie Beswick (Ball State University) and Jay Spaulding (Kean University) on ethnicity, slavery, and trade in Sudan. The focus is on pre-colonial times, with an emphasis on how power relationships and economic factors influenced identity formation and political conflict. The interview was conducted at the Sudan Studies Association meeting held recently in East Lansing.


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