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Prophets and Prophecy in Eastern Africa, 1800–1950
"The article covers the history of prophets and prophecy in Eastern Africa in the 19th and 20th centuries, up to Independence. It divides the field into two contrasting zones of interest that can be usefully..." – By Richard Waller
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Demography of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
"By the time the transatlantic slave trade ended in 1866, around 12.5 million enslaved Africans had been forcibly embarked from hundreds of coastal slave-trading regions stretching from Senegal to..." – By Jorge Felipe-Gonzalez
What's New to the OREs
In December 2024, 52 new articles and 4 revised articles, spread across 19 subjects, have been published on the Oxford Research Encyclopedias platform.
ORE Food Studies is Now Available via Subscription and Perpetual Access
On October 23, after a successful free period during development, the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies has been made available via subscription and perpetual access to libraries and institutions worldwide.
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