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This bold, popularizing synthesis presents a readily accessible introduction to one of the major themes of twentieth-century world history. Between 1922, when self-government was restored to Egypt, and 1994, when nonracial democracy was achieved in South Africa, 54 new nations were established in Africa. Written within the parameters of African history, as opposed to imperial history, this study charts ...

The Werner and Trudy Coppel papers include correspondence, identification papers, and printed materials documenting the couple’s status in Berlin after the war as displaced persons and victims of fascism and their immigration to the United States. Correspondence includes a letter and five telegrams to the Coppels from the American Consulate in Berlin about their immigration and two letters of appreciation ...

This collection consists of the personal account of Alix Preece, a German Jewish refugee who had been living in France since 1927 and spent most of the duration of the Second World War there. She was interned for several months at Gurs before moving on to Marseilles where she was hoping to get a Brazilian visa to join her family. As her visa extension was refused she eventually managed to go to Portugal ...

Ce fonds comprend la documentation de la section économique du Service d’Étude du Renseignement et de l’Action (SERA), il est divisé en dix parties : finances, commerce, élevage-agriculture-ravitaillement, transport, prix, main-d’œuvre, industrie, situation économique, situation d’après-guerre et réquisitions forcées. On y notera notamment les dossiers suivants : n°5 Biens juifs ; n°25 travail forcé, ...

Star of David patch of the type worn to identify a Jew in German occupied France. Germany occupied France in the early summer of 1940. A decree was issued on March 27, 1942, making it mandatory for Jews to wear the Judenstern badges at all times. The badges marked the Jews as outsiders and made them easy to identify. The German occupation of France ended on August 25, 1944, when German forces surrendered ...

On trouve dans ces articles des documents relatifs à l'indemnisation des victimes de la Seconde guerre mondiale : les prisonniers de guerre essentiellement (versement du pécule, indemnisations, allocations ou aides diverses) mais aussi quelques documents relatifs à l'indemnisation des déportés politiques ou raciaux. Les dossiers d'indemnisation des prisonniers des japonais à la suite du coup de force ...

For the three forces competing for political authority in France during World War II, music became the site of a cultural battle that reflected the war itself. German occupying authorities promoted German music at the expense of French, while the Vichy administration pursued projects of national renewal through culture. Meanwhile, Resistance networks gradually formed to combat German propaganda while ...

Anti-Jewish and anti-Allied forces Nazi propaganda leaflet like those dropped from planes over Paris in late 1943, as part of a German propaganda campaign to raise suspicions against the United States and its part in the worldwide Jewish conspiracy which threatened the safety of France and all of Europe. The streets would appear to be littered with real dollar bills. Then, after picking one up, a person ...

Contains a manuscript entitled "Sunday's Child," by Lili R. Andrieux.