Africa's Long Road since Independence The Many Histories of a Continent

Name: Africa's Long Road since Independence The Many Histories of a Continent
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ISBN: 9781849045155

ISBN-10: 1849045151

ISBN-13: 9781849045155

Edition: 2015

Authors: Keith Somerville

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Over the last half century, sub-Saharan Africa has not had one history, but many - histories that have intertwined, converged and diverged. They have involved a continuing saga of decolonization and state-building, conflict, economic problems, but also progress. This new view of those histories looks in particular at the relationship between territorial, economic, political and societal structures and human agency in the complex and sometimes confusing development of an independent Africa. The story starts well before the granting of independence to Ghana in 1957, with an introductory chapter about pre-colonial societies, slavery and colonial occupation. But the thrust of the book looks at…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: C. Hurst and Company (Publishers) Limited
Publication date: 1/14/2016
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 408
Size: 5.79" wide x 8.58" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English