The African Inheritance
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- Synopsis
- Africa is a continent gripped by civil wars and widespread famine. The causes of many of the continent's problems are deep rooted and can be traced to Africa's colonial past, when European powers divided the spoils of the continent into separate sovereign states. The African Inheritance examines the effect this "balkanization" of Africa has had, and is having, on the political and economic well-being of the continent. From a brief history of pre-colonial Africa and its subsequent European partition and inevitable decolonization, the book discusses the consequences of such an inheritance: small and weak states, destructive secessionist movements, irredentism and African imperialism. Attempts to tackle these problems and assert independent development are inhibited by the colonial inheritance.
- Copyright:
- 1995
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781134983117
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780203975923, 9780415010917, 9780415010917, 9780415010924, 9780415010924
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 06/27/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Ieuan Ll.Griffiths
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies, Earth Sciences
- Grade Levels:
- College Freshman
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.