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David Birmingham on Politicas e o Povo – 1906 to 2006 on 18th September 2006

The renowned historian David Birminghan spoke at Development Workshop’s office in Luanda on September 19, 2006. He is Emeritus Professor, School of History, University of Kent, Canterbury, England. From 1980 to 2001 he held the chair of Modern History at the University of Kent. He has written extensively on south and central Africa and Portugual including: The Decolonization of Africa (UCL Press, 1995), History of Central Africa, Volume Three (Longman, 1998), Portugal and Africa (Macmillan, 1999) and A survey of Trade and Empire in the Atlantic, 1400-1600 (Routledge, 2000).

Audio recording of David Birmingham’s talk:

SELECTED MATERIAL:

  • Cambridge Journals Online – Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies – David Birmingham: Trade and conflict in Angola: the Mbundu and their neighbours under the influence of the Portuguese, 1483-1790. (Oxford Studies in African Affairs.) xviii, 178 pp. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966. 35s; purchase online here.
  • A review of Angola and its Neighbors: Empire in Africa by David Birmingham; order from the Leiden African Studies Centre here.

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Accord #15, Conciliation Resources, 2004.

A lecture by David Birmingham recorded at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC on December 7, 2011.


David Birmingham speaks at DW’s office in Luanda, 2006.


David Birmingham speaks at DW’s office in Luanda, 2006.

David Birmingham on Politicas e o Povo – 1906 to 2006 on 18th September 2006

As part of Development Workshop’s celebration of 25 years work in Angola, DW invited the renowned historian David Birmingham to speak at our office in Luanda on September 19, 2006. Professor Birmingham transformed the history of Angola’s last one hundred years into a series of stories situated at ten year intervals beginning at 1906. The intriguing lecture covered the early Angolan resistance to colonial occupation, the period of Portuguese settler land acquisition, the beginning of the liberation war, independence and the civil-war period. Angola’s history was presented from the different perspectives of the variety of actors that experienced and influenced the events.

David Birmingham is Emeritus Professor, School of History, University of Kent, Canterbury, England. From 1980 to 2001 he held the chair of Modern History at the University of Kent. He has written extensively on south and central Africa and Portugal including:The Decolonization of Africa (UCL Press, 1995), History of Central Africa, Volume Three (Longman, 1998), Portugal and Africa (Macmillan, 1999) and A survey of Trade and Empire in the Atlantic, 1400-1600 (Routledge, 2000).

It was a privilege to have Professor Birmingham help us celebrate Development Workshop’s twenty five year contribution to Angola’s developing story.

Audio recording of David Birmingham’s talk at DW:


David Birmingham speaks at DW’s office in Luanda, 2006.


David Birmingham speaks at DW’s office in Luanda, 2006.

This additional material has been selected to provide background on the author/speaker:

  • Cambridge Journals Online – Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies – David Birmingham: Trade and conflict in Angola: the Mbundu and their neighbours under the influence of the Portuguese, 1483-1790. (Oxford Studies in African Affairs.) xviii, 178 pp. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1966. 35s; purchase online here.
  • A review of David Birmingham’s Angola and its Neighbors: Empire in Africa, by I. Brinkman, 2008; order from the Leiden African Studies Centre here.

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Accord #15, Conciliation Resources, 2004.

A lecture by David Birmingham recorded at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC on December 7, 2011, including information about Angolan history.

Anne Pitcher – Casa Própria como Estratégia para A Construção do Estado

Uma comparação de políticas de habitação em África, apresentado por Anne Pitcher, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan EUA falou sobre a tema: “Casa Própria como Estratégia para aConstrução do Estado. A autora começa por fazer uma comparação da política habitacional em 7 cidades africanas dos seguintes países: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Ruanda, Tanzânia, África do Sul, e Zâmbia e apresentou as desigualdades sociais como uma das características das cidades africanas. Autora levanta uma questão que lhe parece paradoxal entre estas cidades, olha para política habitacional a partir de dois extremos o negativo e o positivo. A mesma defende o argumento de que Muito governos na África adoptaram políticas de habitação, mas os seus interesses e os do sector privado têm produzido habitação de alta ou de médio superior renda. 

ENGLISH:
The debate Friday June 13 was on the theme: “Homeownership – A Strategy for State Constructed Housing: A Comparison of housing policies in Africa” presented by Professor Anne Pitcher, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The author begins by making a comparison of housing policy in 7 African cities from the following countries: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia. She presented social inequalities as a characteristic of African cities. The speaker raised a question that sounded paradoxical: why have African governments adopted social housing policies, that tend to only benefit high and upper middle income groups. When there are housing subsidies from the State, why do they generally go to these same upper income groups? Why does the private sector not invest in real social housing?

Mapping Luanda’s Traffic

View a PowerPoint presentation on ‘Mobility and Transportation: The Present and the Future” (March 2011) by Helder Preza and maps of Luanda’s candongueiro routes (Jon Schubert, 2011) and Luanda road traffic loads (2011).

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Candongueiro routes (Jon Schubert, 2011)



Luanda road traffic loads (2011)

Anne Pitcher – Casa Própria como Estratégia para A Construção do Estado

O debate aconteceu na Sexta-feira no dia 13 de Junho na Unidade de Pesquisa e Estratégia da DW, subordinado ao tema: “Casa Própria como Estratégia para A Construção do Estado: Uma comparação de políticas de habitação em África”, apresentado por Anne Pitcher, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan EUA. A autora começa por fazer uma comparação da política habitacional em 7 cidades africanas dos seguintes países: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Ruanda, Tanzânia, África do Sul, e Zâmbia e apresentou as desigualdades sociais como uma das características das cidades africanas. Autora levanta uma questão que lhe parece paradoxal entre estas cidades, olha para política habitacional a partir de dois extremos o negativo e o positivo. A mesma defende o argumento de que Muito governos na África adoptaram políticas de habitação, mas os seus interesses e os do sector privado têm produzido habitação de alta ou de médio superior renda.

ENGLISH:
The debate Friday June 13 was on the theme: “Homeownership – A Strategy for State Constructed Housing: A Comparison of housing policies in Africa” presented by Professor Anne Pitcher, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. The author begins by making a comparison of housing policy in 7 African cities from the following countries: Angola, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Africa and Zambia. She presented social inequalities as a characteristic of African cities. The speaker raised a question that sounded paradoxical: why have African governments adopted social housing policies, that tend to only benefit high and upper middle income groups. When there are housing subsidies from the State, why do they generally go to these same upper income groups? Why does the private sector not invest in real social housing?