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The fate of Africa : from the hopes of freedom to the heart of despair : a history of fifty years of independence  Cover Image Book Book

The fate of Africa : from the hopes of freedom to the heart of despair : a history of fifty years of independence / Martin Meredith.

Meredith, Martin. (Author).

Summary:

Presents a narrative of the last fifty years of African history, analyzing the factors which account for the political chaos, financial troubles, and civil wars which prevail in many African countries today.

Item details

  • ISBN: 1586482467 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 9781586482466 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 1586483986 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9781586483982 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: vi, 752 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Public Affairs, c2005.

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [707]-734) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: Politik.
Soziale Situation.
Wirtschaftliche Lage.
Unabhängigkeit.
Auswirkung.
Africa > Politics and government > 1960-
Africa > Social conditions > 1960-
Africa > Economic conditions > 1960-
Afrique > Politique et gouvernement > 1960-
Afrique > Conditions sociales > 1960-
Afrique > Conditions économiques > 1960-
Afrika.

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NONFIC 960.32 MEREDITH ( Send Text)
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