History of Central Africa

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History of Central Africa

edited by David Birmingham and Phyllis M. Martin

Longman, 1983

  • v. 1
  • v. 1 : pbk
  • v. 2
  • v. 2 : pbk

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Note

Bibliography: v. 1, p. 278-296, v. 2, p. 383-408

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9780582646742

Description

The first volume of this major enterprise surveys the early history of the region from before the advent of the iron age through to the European colonial era in the later nineteenth century. However, although it begins with very early times, the main emphasis is on the years 1400xxx;1870.
Volume

v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9780582646766

Description

An authoritative account and analysis of what has happened to the region of central Africa since the period of vigorous decolonization in the 1960s, this volume compares the legacies of British, French and Portuguese colonization. History of Central Africa examines the modern nations of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; and considers the impact on the region of the ethnic conflict in neighboring Rwanda and Bweebndi.

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  • NCID
    BA10555901
  • ISBN
    • 0582646731
    • 058264674X
    • 0582646758
    • 0582646766
  • LCCN
    83000745
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    London ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    2 v.
  • Size
    24 cm
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