This book, the Fifth Revised Edition of a well-known introductory textbook, has remained in steady demand for
the past forty years. 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 September 11, 2001.
It is also concerned with the demographic trends which are at the heart of so many African problems today, the
ravages of diseases such as AIDS and malaria, and the conflicts waged by warlords fighting for control of scarce
resources.
Table of Contents
Africa north of the equator
p. 1
Africa south of the equator
p. 18
The opening up of Africa : (1) from the north-east
p. 35
The opening up of Africa : (2) from the Maghrib
p. 52
West Africa before the colonial period, 1800-1875
p. 63
Western Central Africa, 1800-1880
p. 78
Eastern Central Africa, 1800-1884
p. 90
Southern Africa, 1800-1885
p. 103
The partition of Africa on paper, 1879-1891
p. 118
The partition of Africa on the ground, 1891-1901
p. 130
Colonial rule in tropical Africa : (1) political and economic developments, 1885-1914
p. 146
Colonial rule in tropical Africa : (2) social and religious developments
p. 160
The inter-war period, 1918-1938
p. 170
North and North-East Africa, 1900-1939
p. 183
South Africa, 1902-1939
p. 200
The last years of colonial rule
p. 211
The road to independence : (1) North and North-East Africa
p. 226
The road to independence : (2) Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi
p. 244
The road to independence : (3) Central Africa
p. 267
The long road to democracy in southern Africa
p. 283
The politics of independent Africa
p. 303
Economics and society in independent Africa
p. 323
Into the third millenium
p. 339
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