A History of Africa

by JohnFage (Author), withWilliamTordoff (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2001

  $42.71

  A History of Africa is a thorough narrative history of the continent from its beginnings to the twenty-first century. Long established at the forefront of African Studies, this book addresses the events of the 1990s and beyond.

  The issues discussed include:

  • post-apartheid South Africa
  • the prospects for democratization in Africa at the beginning of the new millennium
  • developments in Muslim North Africa including the threat of Islamic fundamentalism
  • economic and social developments including the devastating impact of Third World debt and the provision of debt relief
  • cultural, environmental and gender issues in Modern Africa.

• Used

  Paperback
  1989

  $15.44

• New

  Hardcover
  2001

  $223.75

  A History of Africa is an authoritative narrative history of the continent from its beginnings to the 21st century. This fourth edition of this classic history brings the book up to date to address the events of the 1990s.