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The making of contemporary Africa : the development of African society since 1800 / Bill Freund.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freund, Bill, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social change.
- History.
- Economic development.
- Africa--History--19th century.
- Africa.
- Africa--History--20th century.
- Africa--Economic conditions.
- Economic conditions.
- Africa--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- Economic development--Africa--History.
- Social change--Africa--History.
- Economic history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- x, 356 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- Development of African society since 1800
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2016.
- Contents:
- Africanist history and the history of Africa
- Material and cultural development in Africa
- The European intrusion in the era of merchant capital
- The era of legitimate commerce, 1800-70
- The conquest of Africa
- The material basis of colonial society, 1900-40
- Culture, class and social change in colonial Africa, 1900-40
- Industrialisation and South African society, 1900-48
- The decolonisation of Africa, 1940-60
- Tropical Africa, 1960-80 : class, state and the problem of development
- Southern Africa : the liberation struggles
- Structural adjustment kicks in
- Democracies, dictatorships and disasters : Africa into the twenty-first century
- A new Africa : cultural and social history since independence
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-336) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781626375765
- 1626375763
- OCLC:
- 946059108
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