A History of Modern Africa. 1800 to the Present. Richard J. Reid
A History of Modern Africa. 1800 to the Present
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Автор произведения: Richard J. Reid
Жанр: Историческая литература
Издательство: John Wiley & Sons Limited
isbn: 9781444355130
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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