The Decolonization Of Africa / Edition 1

by David Birmingham

Overview

A bold synthesis of the events that have dominated modern Africa in this historic era of nation-building and transformation.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780821411537
Publisher:	Ohio University Press
Publication date:	01/31/1996
Edition description:	1
Pages:	117
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

David Birmingham lived in Switzerland from 1947 to 1954 as a child and returned there in the 1990s as a visiting historian. From 1980 to 2001 he held the chair of Modern History in the University of Kent at Canterbury in England. He is the author of many books, including Portugal and Africa.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements, Introduction, 1. Nationalism and self-government in northern Africa, 2. Independence and neocolonialism in western Africa, 3. Armed struggle and liberation in eastern Africa, 4. Private enterprise and peasant rebellions in west central Africa, 5. White power and black response in southern Africa, Conclusion, Appendix— Governments in independent Africa, Select bibliography, Index

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"This work is an excellent introduction to the topic. ... [I]t deserves a place in all college and public libraries."

-- Charles W. McClellan, Radford University

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