Preface to the third edition; 1. The frontiersmen of mankind; 2. The emergence of food-producing communities; 3. The impact of metals; 4. Christianity and Islam; 5. Colonising society in Western Africa; 6. Colonising society in Eastern and Southern Africa; 7. The Atlantic slave trade; 8. Regional diversity in the nineteenth century; 9. Colonial invasion; 10. Colonial society and African nationalism; 11. Industrialisation and race in South Africa, 1886–1994; 12. Independent Africa, 1956–95; 13. Recovery?
An updated and comprehensive single-volume history covering all periods from human origins to contemporary African situations.
John Iliffe was Professor of African History at the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of St John's College. He is the author of several books on Africa including A Modern History of Tanganyika (Cambridge, 1979) and The African Poor: A History (Cambridge, 1988), which was awarded the Herskovits Prize of the African Studies Association of the United States.
Review of previous edition: 'I have never read a more original,
stimulating, current and authoritative text; it ranks with the best
creative masters of the genre who defined the fields of African
history. Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia
Review of previous edition: 'This excellent continent-wide survey …
is one of the best single volumes of African history that is
currently available to the specialist as well as the student. … ln
addition to providing a solid background in African history,
lliffe's stimulating interpretations open up many useful avenues
for debate and further research. This work is highly recommended
for scholars and students alike.' The Historian
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