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Re: Not really Camilla Send a noteboard - 08/04/2010 01:10:16 PM

I consider the social vacuum created by the collapse of a strong polity in the Sahel to be responsible in part for the atrocity known as the transatlantic slave trade. The social upheaval that was unleashed is something that certainly affects hundreds of millions directly and almost as many indirectly today.

That being said, some of my vocabulary would have been different if this hadn't taken place.


But that is the case with most of the political events mentioned in this thread. The interest lies in the social ramifications. The collapse of a major African kingdom is definitely a political event.
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This message last edited by Camilla on 08/04/2010 at 02:55:58 PM
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Re: True, one might even say *adding* a war there would've improved things. snoopcester - 07/04/2010 10:48:49 AM 485 Views
I had a teacher with an interesting theory related to that LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 12:57:49 AM 371 Views
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...? lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:51:14 PM 368 Views
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sorry, didn't see that Lorraine already addressed this. *NM* lyringlas - 08/04/2010 07:55:00 PM 324 Views
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Agreed. *NM* Kylia Skydancer - 07/04/2010 01:59:02 AM 402 Views
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oh aren't you clever. *NM* LadyLorraine - 07/04/2010 01:47:13 AM 303 Views
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I read the Bernard Lewis article referred to at Wikipedia... Legolas - 07/04/2010 01:19:03 PM 448 Views
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Considering the way history is taught, is it surprising? *NM* Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 07:11:03 AM 289 Views
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You completely missed the "pick 1" part of the question, didn't you? *NM* Camilla - 08/04/2010 09:26:23 AM 304 Views
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just as you thought it would be? *NM* BlackAdder - 08/04/2010 08:44:49 PM 285 Views
My parody. Ghavrel - 08/04/2010 10:41:29 PM 433 Views
Re: My parody. Camilla - 09/04/2010 07:29:19 AM 503 Views
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