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Book SynopsisTrade Review...the author's breadth-rather-than-depth approach provides a quick and easy survey of Africa's colonial and post-colonial history. * African Studies Review *
?this is an introductory text worthy of consideration?> -- Ronald R. Atkinson, University of South Carolina * African History *
…this is an introductory text worthy of consideration… -- Ronald R. Atkinson, University of South Carolina * African History *
...the author's breadth-rather-than-depth approach provides a quick and easy survey of Africa's colonial and post-colonial history. * African Studies Review *
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Maps Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 The Scramble for and Partition of Africa Chapter 4 Resistance to the Imposition of Colonial Rule Chapter 5 Colonial Administrative Systems in Africa Before World War II Chapter 6 The Colonial Economy Chapter 7 Social Change: Christianity, Western Education and Urbanization Chapter 8 The Psychological Impact of Colonialism Chapter 9 Protest Movements in the Colonial Era Chapter 10 Transition in South Africa in the Twentieth Century Chapter 11 The Movement Towards African Decolonization Chapter 12 The Struggle for Independence I: North Africa, the Horn and the French African Colonies Chapter 13 The Struggle for Independence II: Wars of Liberation Chapter 14 The Political Economy of Decline in Post-Colonial Africa Chapter 15 Inter and Intra-State Politics in Africa in the Late Twentieth Century Chapter 16 Appendix: African States, Their Colonial Names and Rulers Chapter 17 Bibliography Chapter 18 Index
