Title Details
1072 Pages
21 x 14.8 cm
114 b/w, 22 line illus.
Series: Unesco General History of Africa
Series Vol. Number:
8
Imprint: James Currey
General History of Africa volume 8 [pbk unabridged]
Africa since 1935
- Description
- Reviews
SPECIAL COMMENDATION in Africa's 100 Best Books of the Twentieth Century. The series is illustrated throughout with maps and black and white photographs.
Africa has moved from international conflict under foreign domination to struggles for political sovereignty and economic independence. Looking at the changes in Africa's fortunes since 1935, this volume examines the challenges ofnation-building and socio-cultural changes affecting the continent.
The series is co-published in Africa with seven publishers, in the United States and Canada by the University of California Press, and in association with the UNESCO Press.
Africa has moved from international conflict under foreign domination to struggles for political sovereignty and economic independence. Looking at the changes in Africa's fortunes since 1935, this volume examines the challenges ofnation-building and socio-cultural changes affecting the continent.
The series is co-published in Africa with seven publishers, in the United States and Canada by the University of California Press, and in association with the UNESCO Press.
"... a thousand pages of high-quality scholarly effort, Volume VIII has got to be the bargain work on contemporary African history. -" Kevin Shillington, CORRUPTION & DEMOCRATISATION
"Ali Mazrui's skilful introduction is essential if one is to identify the key themes that give shape to the text ... distinctive and diverse views on Africa's recent past. -" David M. Anderson, INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Paperback
9780852550984
March 1999
$39.95 / £29.99
Title Details
1072 Pages
2.1 x 1.48 cm
114 b/w, 22 line illus.
Series: Unesco General History of Africa
Series Vol. Number:
8
Imprint: James Currey