A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present — Richard J. Reid (2012)

Book Description

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

Book Details

• Author: Richard J. Reid
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Published Date: 2012-01-17
• Published Year: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN-13: 9780470658987