Beyond the Malachite Hills A Life of Colonial Service and Business in the New Africa

by Jonathan Lawley

Book Overview

What hope is there for Africa? Since the heady and hopeful days of decolonisation the story seems to be one of unrelenting disaster - revolution; brutal military dictatorship; ethnic conflict - even genocide; civil war; state-threatening corruption; economic failure; and, in places, the complete breakdown of state and society. And all has been compounded by natural disasters - drought, famine and the scourge of AIDS. But there is another, less reported,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780764162
• ISBN13: 9781780764160
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.4"