History of Modern Africa 2e

By Richard J. Reid

Book Overview

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470658983
• ISBN13: 9780470658987
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"