Modern Africa : a social and political history
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Modern Africa : a social and political history
Longman, 1994
3rd ed
Available at 15 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
First ed. published in 1983
Includes bibliographical references (p. 286-289) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Basil Davidson's famous book -- now updated in a welcome Third Edition -- reviews the social and political history of Africa in the twentieth century. It takes the reader from the colonial era through the liberation movements to independence and beyond. It faces squarely the disappointments and breakdowns that have dulled the early successes of the post-colonial era; yet, for all the sorrows and uncertainties of Africa today, Basil Davidson shows how much has been achieved since decolonization, and the mood of his new final chapter is hopeful and buoyant.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: UNDER FOREIGN FLAGS 1914-1930. 1. The Early Years of the Twentieth Century. 2. Colonial Africa: to 1930. 3. African Responses: to 1930. 4. Key Ideas for Progress. PART TWO: COLONIALISM UNDER STRAIN 1930-1945. 5. Colonial Systems and the Great Depression. 6. The Second World War 1939-1945. 7. Towards Modern Politics. 8. Colonialism in Crisis. PART THREE: THE NATIONALISTS WIN THROUGH. 9. The Conditions of Decolonization. 10. Raising National Flags: North-East Africa. 11. Libya and the Maghrib. 12. South of the Sahara: French Colonies. 13. British West Africa. 14. East and Central Africa: British Settler Colonies. 15. In Other Empires: Belgian, Portuguese, Spanish. 16. The 1980s: Unfinished Business. PART FOUR: NEW FREEDOMS:PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS. 17. History Begins Anew. 18. Questions About National Stability. 19. Questions About Development. 20. Questions About Unity. 21. Towards Africa Reconstruction: Summary and Overview. Index.
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