Throne of Weapons
A History of the World in 100 Objects
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The Throne of Weaponsmaiden Mosambique in Two Thousand and One
The throne of weapons is about human tragedy and human triumph in equal measure. The nineteenth century scramble for africa resulted in the slicing up of the continent between britain, france and portugal as the leading colonial power. After the second world war, there was a move for independence throughout africa. But this separation from the european powers was often bitterly fought for. And perhaps because independence was so oft achieved only after fighting, it created great problems for the new states,. sometimes civil war.
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