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Journal of African Economic History @africaneconhist.bsky.social · 7h

We are pleased to announce our new Special Issue 53.1 which is #OpenAccess thanks to support from Kanazawa University Our guest editors @gareth-austin.bsky.social and @toyomumasaki.bsky.social on Currency Transitions in West Africa. We will be highlighting articles from it in the coming days!

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tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 15h

CALL FOR PAPERS
A workshop at LSE next April on 'Uses and Abuses of the Murdock Atlas in Social Science Research'. We're looking for cross-disciplinary engagement to think critically about what this widely used source means, what it can & can't tell us. Submit by Nov 14
www.lse.ac.uk/economic-his...

Uses and abuses of the Murdock Atlas in social science research

www.lse.ac.uk

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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 1d

We don't get a lot of books on African economic history, but the few we have are all gems

This one on “Wealth, Land, and Property in Angola” begins with a scathing critique of theories of land abundance
(the claim that land wasn't considered property in pre-colonial Africa)

Wealth, Land, and Property in Angola: A History of Dispossession, Slavery, and Inequality
by
Mariana P. Candido

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting new paper in @csshjournal.bsky.social about how geological surveys have repeatedly portrayed Afghanistan as a "land of untold mineral wealth" and untapped potential over the last two centuries:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

After Exploratory Geology: Gemological El Dorado in Global Afghanistan | Comparative Studies in Society and History | Cambridge Core

After Exploratory Geology: Gemological El Dorado in Global Afghanistan - Volume 67 Issue 3

www.cambridge.org

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of talk about emotion in the archive recently, and I get it. This morning I've been brought nearly to tears by trying to unpick the history of a Flemish family where the grandfather, father, and son all have exactly the same name.

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Harare Review of Books @hararereview.bsky.social · 2d

From @thefridaypaper.bsky.social:

As Gaza starves, Israel
intercepts aid flotilla

A flotilla of civilian boats carrying hu-
manitarian aid to Gaza was intercepted
by Israeli naval vessels on Thursday,
while still in international waters. Sev-
eral boats were boarded by Israeli mili-
tary forces, who detained their occu-
pants. Among the detainees are Nelson
Mandela's grandson, Mandla Mandela;
South African author Zukiswa Wanner;
and political activist Greta Thunberg
After more than two years of war, nearly
a third of Palestinians are facing famine
conditions caused by the Israeli block-
ade, according to the United Nations
Israel denies these allegations.

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful bit of stratigraphy on the cover as well. What's not to love.

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 2d

The people behind @thecontinent.org have launched a new paper focused on South Africa called @thefridaypaper.bsky.social and the cover story is about gold and Johannesburg's new gold mine.

You can read it for free here: www.thecontinent.org/_files/ugd/2...

Front cover of a newspaper called "The Friday Paper". The cover image is a drawing of the central Johannesburg skyline showing skycrapers and beanth the skyscapers are horizontal layers of pastel-coloured rock.

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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 3d

chronology of copper currencies produced in the Copperbelt of central Africa between the 6th and 19th century CE.
www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/a-history-...

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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · 3d

We offer #bursaries up to £900 for PhD students, post-graduate researchers and independent scholars engaged in postgraduate-level research in the field of labour history to fund essential archive or library research. Find out more sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...

Bursaries

The Society for the Study of Labour History offers financial support to PhD students, post-graduate researchers and independent scholars engaged in postgraduate-level research, as well as to BA and…

sslh.org.uk

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3d

#OtD 5 Oct 1934 miners in Asturias, Spain, rose up seizing military barracks and occupying the provincial capital with worker & peasant assemblies taking over. They were savagely crushed: 3k killed & 35k jailed. But revolution broke out 2 years later stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1056...

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ZimboGuide @zimboguide.bsky.social · 4d

Does anyone know of any literature on the role of cultural tour guides as educators & communicators about history at the sites and places they work?
Glimmerings of the idea of a publication here based on my own knowledge and experiences but seeking examples from everywhere I can.

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Sarah Zimmerman @sjzimmerman.bsky.social · 4d

The longevity of DeBeers in all of this....

The dark side of the sparkling stones

Botswana may soon own the company that kept diamonds out of African hands.

continent.substack.com

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 4d

The transformation of De Beers from rapacious colonial tyrants to partners in development and then, possibly, to symbol of African economic sovereignty is mind-boggling.

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 4d

Follow @thefridaypaper.bsky.social 🎉

WhoKnowsWhatTiger @shonatiger.bsky.social · 5d

It's arrived! Congratulations to @thecontinent.org

The Continent @thecontinent.org · 11d

📰 We’ll be back on 18 Oct — with a new member of the family.

The Continent is launching a South Africa–focused sibling. We need your help choosing its name. Cast your vote here 👇

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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 4d

Tomorrow's article is about the currencies used in the southern half of Africa

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WhoKnowsWhatTiger @shonatiger.bsky.social · 5d

It's arrived! Congratulations to @thecontinent.org

The Continent @thecontinent.org · 11d

📰 We’ll be back on 18 Oct — with a new member of the family.

The Continent is launching a South Africa–focused sibling. We need your help choosing its name. Cast your vote here 👇

Help us name a new SA newspaper.

South Africa needs a new national newspaper. Help us name it.

tally.so

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 5d

I think it's now completely separate from the Mail & Guardian

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Sarah Zimmerman @sjzimmerman.bsky.social · 5d

Niger is making moves around the mining and export of its natural resources....

Niger: le Tribunal d'arbitrage bloque provisoirement la vente des stocks d'uranium qu'Orano réclame à Niamey

Dans l'affaire Orano-Niger, le Centre international pour le règlement des différends relatifs aux investissements (CIRDI) n'a pas encore donné sa décision finale. Mais ce tribunal d'arbitrage, basé à…

www.rfi.fr

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The Continent @thecontinent.org · 5d

The value of diamonds was always partly about their scarcity. Owning a large transparent rock that has no purpose beyond looking beautiful is one of the ultimate status symbols – unless everyone else has one. Their scarcity, however, is not a natural phenomenon, writes @mininghistory.bsky.social.

The dark side of the sparkling stones

Botswana may soon own the company that kept diamonds out of African hands.

continent.substack.com

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WhoKnowsWhatTiger @shonatiger.bsky.social · 5d

Edson Sithole: new book uncovers the work of a thinker, lawyer and Zimbabwean freedom fighter who ‘disappeared’ theconversation.com/edson-sithol...

Edson Sithole: new book uncovers the work of a thinker, lawyer and Zimbabwean freedom fighter who ‘disappeared’

Sithole was just one of tens of thousands of individuals who died during Zimbabwe’s independence struggle.

theconversation.com

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Mark Bohlund @mbohlund.bsky.social · 7d

"Madagascar was among the prizes of Europe’s ruthless African land grab. When a US diplomat made plans for his own colonial enterprise, he found that the French had other ideas." The Scramble for Madagascar www.historytoday.com/archive/feat... via @HistoryToday

The Scramble for Madagascar

www.historytoday.com

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 7d

Pleased you liked it

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 7d

Two people in my extended circle are on the Global Sumud Flotilla, aiming to break the siege on Gaza. They are asking us all for increased vigilance as the flotilla enters the high risk zone. You can follow the progress of the flotilla at www.globalsumudflotilla.org/live

WE ARE LESS THAN 160NM FROM GAZA, 10NM FROM THE HIGH RISK ZONE STAY ALERT
Witness brings protection. g ww.globalsumudflotilla.org/live

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Duncan Money @mininghistory.bsky.social · 8d

Do you have any other similar maps in your collection that have not been digitised?