A History of Modern Africa

1800 to the Present

Nonfiction, History, Africa
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Author: Richard J. Reid ISBN: 9781444355147
Publisher: Wiley Publication: November 14, 2011
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author: Richard J. Reid
ISBN: 9781444355147
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: November 14, 2011
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

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 challenges
  • Places a greater focus on African agency, especially during the colonial encounter
  • Includes more in-depth coverage of non-Anglophone Africa
  • Offers 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
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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.

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