Fate of Africa A History of the Continent since Independence

Name: Fate of Africa A History of the Continent since Independence
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ISBN: 9781610390712

ISBN-10: 1610390717

ISBN-13: 9781610390712

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Authors: Martin Meredith

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First published in 2005, The Fate of Africawas hailed by reviewers as "A masterpiece. . . The nonfiction book of the year" ( The New York Post); "a magnificent achievement" ( Weekly Standard); "a joy," ( Wall Street Journal) and "one of the decade's most important works on Africa" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). Now Martin Meredith has revised this classic history to incorporate important recent developments, including the Darfur crisis in Sudan, Robert Mugabe's continued destructive rule in Zimbabwe, controversies over Western aid and exploitation of Africa's resources, the growing importance and influence of China, and the democratic movement roiling the North African countries of…

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List price: $29.99
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Publication date: 9/6/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 816
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.45" long x 2.50" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English



Maps


Author's Note


Introduction






The Gold Coast Experiment



Revolt on the Nile



Land of the Setting Sun



L'Afrique Noire



Winds of Change



Heart of Darkness



The White South






The Birth of Nations



The First Dance of Freedom



Feet of Clay



A House Divided



Death of an Emperor



The Coming of Tyrants



In Search of Ujamaa



The Passing of the Old Guard



The Slippery Slope



The Great Plunderer



White Dominoes






Red Tears



Fault Lines



The Scourge of Aids



The Lost Decade



The Struggle for Democracy



A Time of Triumph






In the Name of the Prophet



Black Hawk Down



The Graves are Not Yet Full



Where Vultures Fly



Blood Diamonds



No Condition is Permanent



The Honour of Living



Black Gold



A Degree in Violence



Somewhere Over the Rainbow



Out of Africa


Chapter Notes


Select Bibliography


Index