Author : Richard J. Reid
Release : 2012-01-17
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 983/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A History of Modern Africa by : Richard J. Reid
Download or read book A History of Modern Africa written by Richard J. Reid. This book was released on 2012-01-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 challenges Places a greater focus on African agency, especially during the colonial encounter Includes more in-depth coverage of non-Anglophone Africa Offers 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