Africa Since 1940: The Past of the Present

ISBN-13: 9781108480680 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 336 str.

Frederick Cooper

Opis

A history of decolonisation and independence, this text helps students understand how Africa's global position has emerged since 1940.

Recenzje

'This educational book, which discusses important concepts while presenting the major axes of the recent history of continent, is an excellent introduction to the history contemporary of Africa.' Claire Nicolas

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Workers, peasants, and the challenge to colonial rule; 3. Citizenship, self-government, and development: the possibilities of the post-war moment; 4. Ending empire and imagining the future; Interlude: rhythms of change in the post-war world; 5. Development and disappointment: economic and social change in an unequal world, 1945–2018; 6. White rule, armed struggle, and beyond; 7. The recurrent crises of the gatekeeper state; 8. Twenty-first century Africa; Index.