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100 _aFreund, Bill
_eauthor
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245 4 _aThe making of contemporary Africa :
_bthe development of African society since 1800 /
_cBill Freund
246 _aDevelopment of African society since 1800
250 _aBoulder, Colorado :
260 _aBoulder, Colorado :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2016.
300 _ax, 356 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c24 cm
365 _bE 29.99
505 _aAfricanist history and the history of Africa -- Material and cultural development in Africa before the nineteenth century -- The European intrusion in the era of merchant capital -- The era of legitimate commerce, 1800-70 -- The conquest of Africa -- The material basis of colonial society, 1900-40 -- Culture, class and social change in colonial Africa, 1900-40 -- Industrialisation and South African society, 1900-48 -- The decolonisation of Africa, 1940-60 -- Tropical Africa, 1960-80 : class, state and the problem of development -- Southern Africa : the liberation struggles -- Structural adjustment kicks in -- Democracies, dictatorships and disasters : Africa into the twenty-first century -- A new Africa : cultural and social history since independence -- Conclusion.
520 _aThis comprehensive yet accessible text critically traces the complex trajectory of African society, culture, economy, and politics across more than two centures. Appearing nearly two decades after the previous edition was published, the third edition of The Making of Contemporary Africa has not only been revised throughout, but also includes two entirely new chapters: one specifically on the twenty-first century and one on postindependence cultural and social history.
651 _aAfrica
_xHistory
_y19th century.
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651 _aAfrica
_xEconomic conditions.
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651 _aAfrica
_xHistory
_y20th century.
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901 _a16442
_b03-10-2017
902 _a5948
_b20-11-2017
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903 _aDiscount-20
_bReqst by : Anurag Joshi
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