Africa and the Africans in the Nineteenth Century: A Turbulent History

by Catherine Coquery - Vidrovitch (Author), Mary Baker (Translator)

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  2009

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  Most histories seek to understand modern Africa as a troubled outcome of nineteenth century European colonialism, but that is only a small part of the story. This work presents the history of Africa in the nineteenth century from the perspective of Africans themselves rather than the European powers.