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A continent for the taking : the tragedy and hope of Africa / Howard W. French.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- French, Howard W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- International relations.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Description and travel.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions--1960-.
- Social conditions.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Foreign relations--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
- United States.
- Africa, Sub-Saharan--Foreign relations--United States.
- Diplomatic relations.
- Travel.
- Genre:
- Nonfiction.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 280 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.
- Summary:
- "[Howard French] takes us inside Nigeria, Liberia, Mali, and the Congo, examining ... the legacy of colonization in the lives of contemporary Africans"--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Prehistory
- Leviathan
- Plague
- The golden bough
- Greater Liberia
- Falling apart
- Where peacocks roam
- Castles in the sand
- Tough love
- Long knives
- Le roi est mort (Long live the king).
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-263) and index.
- Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards - Nonfiction , Honor, 2005
- Other Format:
- Online version: French, Howard W. Continent for the taking.
- ISBN:
- 0375414614
- 9780375414619
- OCLC:
- 52860139
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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