africa as method: a handbook of sources and epistemologies

Uoldelul Chelati Dirar is Associate Professor of African History at the Department of Political science, communication and international relations, University of Macerata, where he teaches African History and History of International Relations. His main research interests are focused on the impact of Italian colonialism in the Horn of Africa and on the process of elites formation in the region.

Karin Pallaver is Associate Professor of African History at the Department of History and Cultures, University of Bologna, where she teaches African History and Indian Ocean History. Her main research interest is the history of money in currency in East Africa. On this topic, she has coordinated two research projects and published several articles and book chapters.