A history of modern Africa : 1800 to the present / Richard J. Reid.
| Author/creator | Reid, Richard J. author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Third edition. |
| Publication | Hoboken : Wiley, 2020. |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | xvii, 423 : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Concise history of the modern world Concise history of the modern world. ^A792685 |
| Contents | Introduction: understanding the contours of Africa's past -- Part I. Polity, society, and economy: ingenuity and violence in the nineteenth century -- 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 -- Part II. Africa and Islam: revival and reform in the nineteenth century -- Revival and reaction: North African Islam -- Jihad: revolutions in Western Africa -- The eastern crescent: the Islamic frontier in Eastern Africa -- Part III. Africa and Europe: commerce, conflict and co-option, to c.1920 113 -- The compass and the cross -- "Whatever happens ... ": towards the scramble -- Africans adapting: conquest and partition -- Part IV. Colonialisms -- "Pax colonia"? Empires of soil and service -- Hard times: protest, identity, and depression -- Battles home and away: Africa in global war (again) -- Part V. The dissolution of empire -- The beached whale: colonial strategies in the postwar world -- Conceiving and producing nations -- Compromising conflict: routes to independence -- Part VI. Legacies, new beginnings, and unfinished business -- Unsafe foundations: challenges of independence -- Violence and the militarization of political culture -- Rectification, redemption, and reality: issues and trends in contemporary Africa. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Reid, Richard J. (Richard James). History of modern Africa. Third edition. Hoboken : Wiley, 2019 9781119381952 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2019014831 |
| ISBN | 9781119381921 paperback |
| ISBN | 1119381924 paperback |
| Standard identifier# | 40029703268 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DT20 .R45 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |