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Author | : Wilfred Cartey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : |
African reaction and adaptation to colonial rule, the emergence of the masses to political and social importance, and the formation of national institutions are the broad topics appraised by modern African, U.S., and European governmental leaders, anthropologists, historians, colonial servants, and others.
Author | : Wilfred G. Cartey |
Publisher | : New York : Vintage Books, a division of Random House |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Wilfred Cartey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Wilfred G. Cartey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Wilfred Cartey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 456 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : |
African reaction and adaptation to colonial rule, the emergence of the masses to political and social importance, and the formation of national institutions are the broad topics appraised by modern African, U.S., and European governmental leaders, anthropologists, historians, colonial servants, and others.
Author | : Clifton Crais |
Publisher | : Duke University Press |
Total Pages | : 631 |
Release | : 2013-12-10 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0822377454 |
The South Africa Reader is an extraordinarily rich guide to the history, culture, and politics of South Africa. With more than eighty absorbing selections, the Reader provides many perspectives on the country's diverse peoples, its first two decades as a democracy, and the forces that have shaped its history and continue to pose challenges to its future, particularly violence, inequality, and racial discrimination. Among the selections are folktales passed down through the centuries, statements by seventeenth-century Dutch colonists, the songs of mine workers, a widow's testimony before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and a photo essay featuring the acclaimed work of Santu Mofokeng. Cartoons, songs, and fiction are juxtaposed with iconic documents, such as "The Freedom Charter" adopted in 1955 by the African National Congress and its allies and Nelson Mandela's "Statement from the Dock" in 1964. Cacophonous voices—those of slaves and indentured workers, African chiefs and kings, presidents and revolutionaries—invite readers into ongoing debates about South Africa's past and present and what exactly it means to be South African.
Author | : Wilfred Cartey |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Africa |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Paul Nugent |
Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 624 |
Release | : 2004-09-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780333682739 |
This is a genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. It addresses the differential legacies of British, French, Portuguese, Belgian and Spanish colonialism as well as the unique qualities of imperial Ethiopia and Liberia. Paul Nugent analyses boundary problems, the reshaping of territorial structures and the contrasting ideological paths followed by civilian and military regimes. The book ends with a look at the interplay between structural adjustment, ethnicity, democratization and the impact of NGOs. A state-level perspective is balanced by a sensitivity to popular culture.
Author | : Martin Meredith |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 1082 |
Release | : 2011-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0857203894 |
'Meredith has given a spectacularly clear view of the African political jungle' – Spectator 'This book is hard to beat... Elegantly written as well as unerringly accurate' – Financial Times The fortunes of Africa have changed dramatically since the independence era began in 1957. As Europe’s colonial powers withdrew, dozens of new states were born. Africa was a continent rich in mineral resources and its economic potential was immense. Yet, it soon struggled with corruption, violence and warfare, with few states managing to escape the downward spiral. So what went wrong? In this riveting and authoritative account, Martin Meredith examines the myriad problems that Africa has faced, focusing upon key personalities, events and themes of the independence era. He brings his compelling analysis into the modern day, exploring Africa’s enduring struggles for democracy and the rising influence of China. It is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the continent’s plight and its hopes for a brighter future.
Author | : John Reader |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 816 |
Release | : 1998-11-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0141926937 |
Drawing on many years of African experience, John Reader has written a book of startling grandeur and scope that recreates the great panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent today. Reader tells the extraordinary story of humankind's adaptation to the ferocious obstacles of forest, river and desert, and to the threat of debilitating parasites, bacteria and viruses unmatched elsewhere in the world. He also shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa.