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Modern Africa

A Social and Political History

Basil Davidson author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:5th Apr '94

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Basil Davidson's famous book -- now updated in a welcome Third Edition -- reviews the social and political history of Africa in the twentieth century. It takes the reader from the colonial era through the liberation movements to independence and beyond. It faces squarely the disappointments and breakdowns that have dulled the early successes of the post-colonial era; yet, for all the sorrows and uncertainties of Africa today, Basil Davidson shows how much has been achieved since decolonization, and the mood of his new final chapter is hopeful and buoyant.

'Useful as a way of stimulating debate and written in an admirably pithy style'

History Today

ISBN: 9780582212886

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 580g

312 pages

3rd edition