Africa since 1800
5th Edition
- Authors:
- Roland Oliver, University of London
- Anthony Atmore
- Date Published: April 2005
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521544740
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This book begins by looking at the peoples of Africa at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and goes on to study the commercial and ideological penetration of Africa by the outside world. The partition and colonisation of Africa by the European powers are discussed, and there is comprehensive discussion of the colonial rule between 1885 and 1960. The last third of the book is concerned with the history of independent Africa during the last years of the twentieth century. The new edition covers events up to the middle of 2003, and takes account of the fresh perspectives brought about by the end of the Cold War and the new global situation following the events of September 11, 2001. It is also concerned with the demographic trends, with the ravages of diseases such as AIDS and malaria, and with the conflicts waged by warlords.
Read more- Fifth revised edition of this well-known introductory book
- New concluding chapter on Africa during the 1990s
- Re-drawn maps, with revised suggestions for further reading
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- Edition: 5th Edition
- Date Published: April 2005
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521544740
- length: 414 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.467kg
- contains: 35 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Africa north of the equator
2. Africa south of the equator
3. The opening up of Africa I: from the north-east
4. The opening up of Africa II: from the Maghrib
5. West Africa before the colonial period 1800–75
6. Western Central Africa
7. Eastern Central Africa
8. Southern Africa
9. The partition of Africa on paper 1879–91
10. The partition of Africa on the ground 1891–1901
11. Colonial rule in Tropical Africa I: political and economic developments 1885–1914
12. Colonial rule in Tropical Africa II: social and religious developments
13. The inter-war period, 1918–38
14. North and North-East Africa 1900–39
15. South Africa 1902–39
16. The last years of colonial rule
17. The road to independence I: North and North-East Africa
18. The road to independence II: Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi
19. The road to independence III: Central Africa
20. The long road to democracy in Southern Africa
21. The politics of independent Africa
22. Economics and society in independent Africa
23. Into the third millenium
Epilogue
Suggestions for further reading
Index.Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Africa Past and Present
- Africa since 1800
- Cultural History of Modern Africa
- History of Africa
- History of Sub-Saharan Africa
- Modern africa Since 1800
- Topics in World History
- World Literature
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