Updated and revised to emphasise long-term perspectives on current issues facing the continent, the new 2nd Edition of A History of Modern Africa recounts the full breadth of Africa's political, economic, and social history over the past two centuries.Adopts a long-term approach to current issues, stressing the importance of nineteenth-century and deeper indigenous dynamics in explaining Africa's later twentieth-century challengesPlaces a greater focus on African agency, especially during the colonial encounterIncludes more in-depth coverage of non-Anglophone AfricaOffers expanded coverage of the post-colonial era to take account of recent developments, including the conflict in Darfur and the political unrest of 2011 in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya

Author: Reid, Richard J. J.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present
Pages: 00416 (Encrypted EPUB) / 00416 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2011-11-14
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780470658987
Category: History : Africa - General