A history of modern Africa : 1800 to the present / Richard J. Reid.

Author/creator Reid, Richard J.
Format Book
Edition2nd ed.
Publication InfoMalden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, ©2012.
Descriptionxvi, 386 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
Subjects
Decolonization--Africa. --History.
Slave trade--History. --Colonies.
Africa--History.
Africa--Historiography.
Africa--Colonization. --History.

SeriesConcise history of the modern world
Concise history of the modern world. ^A792685
Contents Introduction: understanding the contours of Africa's past -- Western transitions: slave trade and "legitimate" commerce in Atlantic Africa -- Eastern intrusions: slaves and ivory in eastern Africa -- Southern frontiers: colony and revolution in southern Africa -- Revival and reaction: North African Islam -- Jihad: revolutions in western Africa -- The eastern crescent: the Islamic frontier in eastern Africa -- The compass and the cross -- "Whatever happens": towards the scramble -- Africans adapting: conquest and partition -- "Pax colonia": empires of soil and service -- Hard times: protest, identity, and depression -- Battles home and away: Africa in global war (again) -- The beached whale: colonial strategies in the postwar world -- Conceiving and producing nations -- Compromising conflict: routes to independence -- Unsafe foundations: challenges of independence -- Violence and the militarization of political culture -- Rectification, redemption, and reality: issues and trends in contemporary Africa.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011031982
ISBN9780470658987 (pbk.)
ISBN0470658983 (pbk.)

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