Table of Contents

Preface; l. Africa north of the equator; 2. Africa south of the equator; 3. The opening up of Africa: (l) from the north-east; 4. The opening up of Africa: (2) from the Maghreb; 5. West Africa before the colonial period, l800–l875; 6. Western Central Africa, l800–l880; 7. Eastern Central Africa, l800–l884; 8. Southern Africa, l800–l885; 9. The partition of Africa on paper, l879–l89l; l0. The partition of Africa on the ground, l89l–l90l; ll. Colonial rule in tropical Africa: (l) political and economic developments, l885–l9l4; l2. Colonial rule in tropical Africa; (2) social and religious developments; l3. The interwar period; l4. North and North-East Africa; l5. South Africa, l902–l939; l6. The last years of colonial rule; l7. The road to independence: (l) North and North East Africa; l8. The road to independence: (2) Africa from the Sahara to the Zambezi; l9. The road to independence: (3) Central Africa; 20. The long road to democracy in Southern Africa; 21. The politics of independent Africa; 22. Economics and society in independent Africa; Epilogue.

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This general history of modern Africa has been revised and updated to take full account of the fresh perspectives on African history brought about by the end of the Cold War.

Reviews

'… the authors must be thoroughly congratulated for taking Africa seriously as a continent.' The Times Educational Supplement

'A highly readable work of reference and invaluable to all seeking a comprehensive picture of the continent's emergence in the past two centuries.' African Economic Digest