Janet Ewald
Biographic Data
| ID | 86895 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Janet Ewald |
| GIVEN NAMES | Janet |
| FAMILY NAME | Ewald |
| SIGNATURE | EWALD J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of History University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Economic Role of the Hadhrami Diaspora in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, 1820s to 1930s
Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves
Speaking, Writing, and Authority
Segismundo's services [as notary at the registry office] had, indeed, been admirably suited to the time and place. ... He cheerfully registered all the children that ap-peared before him as having been born in the County of Ilheus, State of Bahia, Brazil. ... How could one be bothered with such miserable legal details as the exact place and date of a child's birth when one was living dangerously in the midst of gun fights, armed bandits, and dead…
The Southern Marches of Imperial Ethiopia
I THE MAKING OF AN IMPERIAL STATE Old Abyssinia & the new Ethiopian empire: themes in social history by Donald Donham - II RENEGOTIATING POWER & AUTHORITY Nekemte & Addis Ababa: dilemmas of provincial rule by Alessandro Triulzi - From ritual kings to Ethiopian landlords in Maale by Donald Donham - Institutionalizing a fringe periphery: Dassanetch-Amhara relations by Uri Almagor III REORIENTING KINSHIP & IDENTITY Lifelines: exchange marriage among…
Foxes in the Field
Fieldwork fascinates us, at least those of us who have done fieldwork. Whenever two or more fieldworkers gather, they begin to exchange fieldwork But as those of us who have worked with oral narratives know, people tell stories for reasons. Our stories are more than just stories. By telling stories, we try to come to terms with an and to convey to others what it was like. Why do memories of fieldwork preoccupy fieldworkers so? If fieldwork storie…
Themes in African and World History
Collection of three papers to offer an overview of major themes in African History. Intended for the general reader and for use as introductory or supplementary readings in college and high school courses in African, African-American, and World History. Papers included: "A Schema for Integrating Africa into World History," "Tropical Africa: The Colonial Heritage," and "The African Heritage and the Slave Trade
Land in Dar Fur
State and Society in Dar Fur
The African Middle Ages, 1400-1800
Books/Livres
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
The Life of the Sudanese Mahdi
The Mahdia was an important Islamic millenarian movement of the Nilotic Sudan in the last two decades of the nineteenth century. It contributed substantially to the emergence of the Sudan as a nation-state in the twentieth century. The Mahdi's family and heritage played a major political and cultural role in the Sudan, both before and after independence. This volume begins with introductory material on the Mahdia and a biographical sketch of the …
Africans of Two Worlds
The Archives of the Verona Fathers
In 1846 Pope Gregory XVI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa, aiming at converting Africans to Christianity, bringing Christian assistance to European traders and officials in Africa, and combating the slave trade. The participation of the Verona Fathers dates from 1872, when Propaganda Fide authorized the Institute for African Missions of Verona to direct the mission to Central Africa and appointed Daniele Comboni as Pro-Vicar …
Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves
Speaking, Writing, and Authority
Segismundo's services [as notary at the registry office] had, indeed, been admirably suited to the time and place. ... He cheerfully registered all the children that ap-peared before him as having been born in the County of Ilheus, State of Bahia, Brazil. ... How could one be bothered with such miserable legal details as the exact place and date of a child's birth when one was living dangerously in the midst of gun fights, armed bandits, and dead…
Foxes in the Field
Fieldwork fascinates us, at least those of us who have done fieldwork. Whenever two or more fieldworkers gather, they begin to exchange fieldwork But as those of us who have worked with oral narratives know, people tell stories for reasons. Our stories are more than just stories. By telling stories, we try to come to terms with an and to convey to others what it was like. Why do memories of fieldwork preoccupy fieldworkers so? If fieldwork storie…
The Archives of the Verona Fathers
In 1846 Pope Gregory XVI established the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa, aiming at converting Africans to Christianity, bringing Christian assistance to European traders and officials in Africa, and combating the slave trade. The participation of the Verona Fathers dates from 1872, when Propaganda Fide authorized the Institute for African Missions of Verona to direct the mission to Central Africa and appointed Daniele Comboni as Pro-Vicar …
Books/Livres
Historical Dictionary of the Sudan
The Life of the Sudanese Mahdi
The Mahdia was an important Islamic millenarian movement of the Nilotic Sudan in the last two decades of the nineteenth century. It contributed substantially to the emergence of the Sudan as a nation-state in the twentieth century. The Mahdi's family and heritage played a major political and cultural role in the Sudan, both before and after independence. This volume begins with introductory material on the Mahdia and a biographical sketch of the …
Africans of Two Worlds
The African Middle Ages, 1400-1800
State and Society in Dar Fur
Land in Dar Fur
Themes in African and World History
Collection of three papers to offer an overview of major themes in African History. Intended for the general reader and for use as introductory or supplementary readings in college and high school courses in African, African-American, and World History. Papers included: "A Schema for Integrating Africa into World History," "Tropical Africa: The Colonial Heritage," and "The African Heritage and the Slave Trade
The Southern Marches of Imperial Ethiopia
I THE MAKING OF AN IMPERIAL STATE Old Abyssinia & the new Ethiopian empire: themes in social history by Donald Donham - II RENEGOTIATING POWER & AUTHORITY Nekemte & Addis Ababa: dilemmas of provincial rule by Alessandro Triulzi - From ritual kings to Ethiopian landlords in Maale by Donald Donham - Institutionalizing a fringe periphery: Dassanetch-Amhara relations by Uri Almagor III REORIENTING KINSHIP & IDENTITY Lifelines: exchange marriage among…
Foxes in the Field
Fieldwork fascinates us, at least those of us who have done fieldwork. Whenever two or more fieldworkers gather, they begin to exchange fieldwork But as those of us who have worked with oral narratives know, people tell stories for reasons. Our stories are more than just stories. By telling stories, we try to come to terms with an and to convey to others what it was like. Why do memories of fieldwork preoccupy fieldworkers so? If fieldwork storie…
Speaking, Writing, and Authority
Segismundo's services [as notary at the registry office] had, indeed, been admirably suited to the time and place. ... He cheerfully registered all the children that ap-peared before him as having been born in the County of Ilheus, State of Bahia, Brazil. ... How could one be bothered with such miserable legal details as the exact place and date of a child's birth when one was living dangerously in the midst of gun fights, armed bandits, and dead…
Soldiers, Traders, and Slaves
The Economic Role of the Hadhrami Diaspora in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, 1820s to 1930s
History (12 works) · African history and culture analysis (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · History (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · African history and culture studies (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works)