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History of Central Africa : the contemporary years since 1960 / edited by David Birmingham and Phyllis M. Martin.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Africa, Central--Politics and government--1960-.
- Africa, Central.
- Central Africa.
- Politics and government.
- Africa, Southern--Politics and government.
- Africa, Southern.
- Southern Africa.
- Physical Description:
- x, 317 pages : maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Longman, 1998.
- Summary:
- An authoritative account and analysis of what has happened to the region of central Africa since the period of vigorous decolonization in the 1960s, this volume compares the legacies of British, French and Portuguese colonization. History of Central Africa examines the modern nations of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Malawi, Mozambique, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe; and considers the impact on the region of the ethnic conflict in neighboring Rwanda and Bweebndi.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-307) and index.
- ISBN:
- 058227608X
- 0582276071
- OCLC:
- 37155626
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