The making of contemporary Africa the development of African society since 1800

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Freund, Bill, author (author)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers 2016.
Edición:Third edition
Materias:
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Africanist history and the history of Africa
  • Material and cultural development in Africa
  • The European intrusion in the era of merchant capital
  • The era of legitimate commerce, 1800-70
  • The conquest of Africa
  • The material basis of colonial society, 1900-40
  • Culture, class and social change in colonial Africa, 1900-40
  • Industrialisation and South African society, 1900-48
  • The decolonisation of Africa, 1940-60
  • Tropical Africa, 1960-80 : class, state and the problem of development
  • Southern Africa : the liberation struggles
  • Structural adjustment kicks in
  • Democracies, dictatorships and disasters : Africa into the twenty-first century
  • A new Africa : cultural and social history since independence
  • Conclusion.