Africa's Long Road Since Independence
The Many Histories of a Continent
$44.50
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2017
Summary
A superb new history of Africa, told from the ground up.
Over the last half century, sub-Saharan Africa has not had one history, but many. Histories that have intertwined, converged and diverged. They have involved a continuing process of decolonization and state-building, conflict, economic problems but also progress and the perpetual interplay of structure and agency.
This new view of those histories looks in particular at the relationship between territorial, economic, poli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141984094 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141984090 |
| Author: | Keith Somerville |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 25mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This unusually accessible study of Africa’s many histories since 1970 owes its distinctiveness to the author’s career…a thoughtful, passionate account by a senior BBC journalist who spent three decades working on and in Africa. His intimacy with places and people give the book a grittiness that library research never provides. – Richard Rathbone, Professor of African History, SOASA superb book…genuinely innovative, demonstrating a fine understanding of the role of structure and agency in the continent’s ‘many histories’. The argument will appeal to an audience seeking a convincing and well-researched account. – Jack Spence, OBE, Professor of Diplomacy, King’s College London
About The Author
Keith Somerville
Keith Somerville is a career journalist with the BBC World Service and BBC News for three decades, specialising in Africa. He writes and lectures on African affairs and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London. His books include Radio Propaganda and The Broadcasting of Hatred.
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