Book contents
- Africa since Decolonization
- Africa since Decolonization
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1 From the Golden Age to Conquest and Colonization
- 2 Decolonization and Liberation
- 3 Decolonization’s Legacies
- 4 External Influences
- 5 Africa’s Economy, 1960–2000
- 6 Economy, Socioeconomic Development, and Development Cooperation
- 7 States, Political Systems, and Actors
- 8 Intra-African Cooperation and Integration
- 9 Political Crises
- 10 Large-Scale Conflicts
- 11 International Conflict Management
- 12 African Actors’ Role in International Politics
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
Prologue
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 January 2021
Book contents
- Africa since Decolonization
- Africa since Decolonization
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue
- 1 From the Golden Age to Conquest and Colonization
- 2 Decolonization and Liberation
- 3 Decolonization’s Legacies
- 4 External Influences
- 5 Africa’s Economy, 1960–2000
- 6 Economy, Socioeconomic Development, and Development Cooperation
- 7 States, Political Systems, and Actors
- 8 Intra-African Cooperation and Integration
- 9 Political Crises
- 10 Large-Scale Conflicts
- 11 International Conflict Management
- 12 African Actors’ Role in International Politics
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
Summary
The prologue highlights Africa’s diversity, sets out the author’s perspective on the subject, gives some reasons why it is worth studying African history and politics, and offers of short preview of the book.
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- Africa since DecolonizationThe History and Politics of a Diverse Continent, pp. 1 - 11Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021