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Check out Exterminate All the Brutes, for example. /u/mantasm_lt is right.
The idea that other peoples were subhuman and unworthy of living was not invented by the Nazis. Actually, the Nazis were inspired by Manifest Destiny in the US. Spain also worked the Native population to death, until they didn't exist anymore. There's also genetic evidence to show that they integrated into the population by replacing the men.
The Nazis viewed Eastern Europe as their Native Americans and wanted their own Empire, the same as all the other European powers tried to have.
They applied industralisation to it and did it at a time when history could make a very good record of it but they weren't so much more evil than every other genocidal European power. (and it's not like Europe is the only ones who wanted to do genocide)
Note: I am saying everyone was insanely evil, not that the Nazis weren't evil.
>Apparently female infanticide was rampant in pre-Islamic Arabia
Arabia in pre-Islamic was a diversity place. Remember there was 360 idols of different Gods before Mo smashed them all. It depended on which tribal but in some woman had more right than man. Khadijah, Mo's first wife was a rich widow and Mo had to work for her until her death. You can know more about pre-Islamic Arabia by reading this book.
The US economy? The iPhone ur using to write that message? Where do you think the material to make these technologies comes from? They don't just appear out of thin air
Start with this. This is how it all started
One of my all-time favorites is Africa: Biography of a Continent by John Reeder (https://www.amazon.com/Africa-Biography-Continent-John-Reader/dp/067973869X/ref=sr_1_16?keywords=Africa&qid=1665177175&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI1LjkxIiwicXNhIjoiNi4zNSIsInFzcCI6IjMuNzcifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-16). It's very comprehensive, but very readable.
no one is disputing that. what's being disputed is the false narrative you're pushing as well as your sources. Here are some comparatively better sources & a better starting point for those interested.
Maybe stories would give you an idea about the life back then I dont know of there is translations for "Antara Ibn Shaddad" "war of kharoos" "the Basus war" or "zeer salem" And you have this book on amazon but I know nothing about it https://www.amazon.com/dp/0415195357/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_0AXK4G5H8476C33A7YH3
https://www.amazon.com/The-Unspoken-Alliance-Relationship-Apartheid/dp/B008SLSALY
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“This is a major, long overdue study of the rise and demise of one of the most intriguing alliances of our time, Israel’s hidden partnership with white South Africa. Dr. Polakow-Suransky has written a masterfully researched history that reads like a thriller unraveling the secrets of an alliance between two embattled societies under siege. Weaved into the author’s fascinating narrative lies the disturbing debate about the degree of moral end political congruence that might have existed between the two allies, Israel’s political and defense establishment on the one hand and the Afrikaner ‘master race’ on the other.”
—Shlomo Ben-Ami, Foreign Minister of Israel, 2000-2001
If you want to know about it and the story of the guy behind it, here's the book.
Thoroughly recommend it.
It would seem so: Adrian Carton de Wiart was by all accounts such a person. Despite sustaining terrible injuries in the war, spending time as a prisoner of war, and killing dozens if not hundreds of enemy personnel in the Boer War and both World Wars, he seemed to be a happy, well adjusted, completely normal individual... other than the fact he was a near-immortal killing machine on the battlefield.
He is famously quoted as saying: "Frankly I quite enjoyed the war," and was described by his peers as "a delightful character who must've held the world record for bad language."
He went on to marry, raise a family, write his memoirs, travel the world, and die peacefully at the age of 83, seemingly without ever having suffered any mentally illnesses from his time in service.
The Scramble for Africa by Thomas Pakenham
Fantastic book on the colonization of Africa. Impartial, well written and thorough.
I'm reading this right now...I'm only about halfway through, but I'd definitely recommend it.
Africa: A Biography of the Continent is a good place to start for a general overview, and its bibliography is invaluable for tracking down top-notch books on particular regions, time periods, and events.
Bill Berkeley is also a noted author on the modern history of the region, so some of his books might be well-worth picking up. I have The Graves Are Not Yet Full, but haven't gotten around to reading it. Looks like it's selling for ridiculously cheap on Amazon at the moment, so it might be worth snatching up now even if it sits on the shelf for a while before you get to it.
to understand modern africa, you must understand colonial africa, and for that i suggest this book