Africa since 1800 [electronic resource] / Roland Anthony Oliver, Anthony Ernest Atmore.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Edition: 5th edDescription: 1 online resource (viii, 405 p.) : mapsISBN:
  • 9786610415717
  • 6610415714
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 960.23 22
LOC classification:
  • DT28 .O4 2005eb
Online resources:
Contents:
1. Africa north of the equator -- 2. Africa south of the equator -- 3. The opening up of Africa : (1) from the north-east -- 4. The opening up of Africa : (2) from the Maghrib -- 5. West Africa before the colonial period, 1800-1875 -- 6. Western Central Africa, 1800-1880 -- 7. Eastern Central Africa, 1800-1884 -- 8. Southern Africa, 1800-1885 -- 9. The partition of Africa on paper, 1879-1891 -- 10. The partition of Africa on the ground, 1891-1901 -- 11. Colonial rule in tropical Africa : (1) political and economic developments, 1885-1914 -- 12. Colonial rule in tropical Africa : (2) social and religious developments -- 13. The inter-war period, 1918-1938 -- 14. North and North-East Africa, 1900-1939 -- 15. South Africa, 1902-1939 -- 16. The last years of colonial rule -- 17. The road to independence : (1) North and North-East Africa -- 18. The road to independence : (2) Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi -- 19. The road to independence : (3) Central Africa -- 20. The long road to democracy in southern Africa -- 21. The politics of independent Africa -- 22. Economics and society in independent Africa -- 23. Into the third millenium.
Summary: "This history of modern Africa takes as its starting point the year 1800, because, although by that time the greater part of the interior of Africa had become known to the outside world, most of the initiatives for political and economic change still remained in the hands of African rulers and their peoples." "The new edition covers events up to the middle of 2003, and takes account of the fresh perspectives brought about by the end of the Cold War and the new global situation following the events of 11 September 2001. It is also concerned with the demographic trends that are at the heart of so many African problems today, with the ravages of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria and with the conflicts waged by warlords fighting for control of scarce resources."--BOOK JACKET.
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1. Africa north of the equator -- 2. Africa south of the equator -- 3. The opening up of Africa : (1) from the north-east -- 4. The opening up of Africa : (2) from the Maghrib -- 5. West Africa before the colonial period, 1800-1875 -- 6. Western Central Africa, 1800-1880 -- 7. Eastern Central Africa, 1800-1884 -- 8. Southern Africa, 1800-1885 -- 9. The partition of Africa on paper, 1879-1891 -- 10. The partition of Africa on the ground, 1891-1901 -- 11. Colonial rule in tropical Africa : (1) political and economic developments, 1885-1914 -- 12. Colonial rule in tropical Africa : (2) social and religious developments -- 13. The inter-war period, 1918-1938 -- 14. North and North-East Africa, 1900-1939 -- 15. South Africa, 1902-1939 -- 16. The last years of colonial rule -- 17. The road to independence : (1) North and North-East Africa -- 18. The road to independence : (2) Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi -- 19. The road to independence : (3) Central Africa -- 20. The long road to democracy in southern Africa -- 21. The politics of independent Africa -- 22. Economics and society in independent Africa -- 23. Into the third millenium.

"This history of modern Africa takes as its starting point the year 1800, because, although by that time the greater part of the interior of Africa had become known to the outside world, most of the initiatives for political and economic change still remained in the hands of African rulers and their peoples." "The new edition covers events up to the middle of 2003, and takes account of the fresh perspectives brought about by the end of the Cold War and the new global situation following the events of 11 September 2001. It is also concerned with the demographic trends that are at the heart of so many African problems today, with the ravages of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and malaria and with the conflicts waged by warlords fighting for control of scarce resources."--BOOK JACKET.

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