A History of Modern Africa
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- Synopsis
- Updated and revised to emphasise long-term perspectives on current issues facing the continent, the new 2nd Edition of A History of Modern Africa recounts the full breadth of Africa's political, economic, and social history over the past two centuries.Adopts a long-term approach to current issues, stressing the importance of nineteenth-century and deeper indigenous dynamics in explaining Africa's later twentieth-century challengesPlaces a greater focus on African agency, especially during the colonial encounterIncludes more in-depth coverage of non-Anglophone AfricaOffers expanded coverage of the post-colonial era to take account of recent developments, including the conflict in Darfur and the political unrest of 2011 in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya
- Copyright:
- 2012
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781444355147
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780470658987
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Date of Addition:
- 06/20/14
- Copyrighted By:
- John Wiley & Sons
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.