| This book, the Fifth Revised Edition of a well-known introductory textbook, has remained in steady demand for the past forty years. 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 which are at the heart of so many African problems today, the ravages of diseases such as AIDS and malaria, and the conflicts waged by warlords fighting for control of scarce resources. Previous Edition Hb (1994): 0-521-41946-8 Previous Edition Pb (1994): 0-521-42970-6
This book is addressed primarily to college students beginning a course in African Studies. It is comprised of two chapters on the people's of africa at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, a study of the commercial and ideological penetration of Africa by the outside world during the first three quarters of the 19th century, two chapters on the partition and colonisation of Africa by the European powers, and six more which deal with the period of active 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 20th century. |
