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The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence , Meredith, Martin
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1586483986
ISBN-13
9781586483982
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52641473
Product Key Features
Book Title
Fate of Africa : a History of Fifty Years of Independence
Number of Pages
768 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Africa / General, Sociology / General, Economic Conditions, World / African
Publication Year
2006
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Business & Economics, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
37 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
960.3/2
Synopsis
An epic biography of post-colonial Africa, and illuminating insight into its current devastating problems, by one of its most authoritative scholars, Fifty years ago, as Europe's colonial powers withdrew, Africa moved with enormous hope and fervor toward democracy and economic independence. Dozens of new states were launched amid much jubilation and the world's applause. African leaders, popularly elected, stepped forward to tackle the problems of development and nation-building. In the Cold War era, the new states excited the attention of the superpowers. Africa was considered too valuable a prize to lose. Today, Africa is a continent rife with disease, death, and devastation. Most African countries are effectively bankrupt, prone to civil strife, subject to dictatorial rule, and dependent on Western assistance for survival. The sum of Africa's misfortunes - its wars, its despotisms, its corruption, its droughts - is truly daunting. What went wrong? What happened to this vast continent, so rich in resources, culture and history, to bring it so close to destitution and despair in the space of two generations? Focusing on the key personalities, events and themes of the independence era, Martin Meredith's riveting narrative history seeks to explore and explain the myriad problems that Africa has faced in the past half-century, and faces still. From the giddy enthusiasm of the 1960s to the "coming of tyrants" and rapid decline, The Fate of Africa is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how it came to this - and what, if anything, is to be done., An epic biography of post-colonial Africa, and illuminating insight into its most devastating problems, by one of its most authoritative scholars., One of Africa's most authoritative scholars pens an epic biography of post-colonial Africa with illuminating insight into its most devastating problems., Fifty years ago, as Europe's colonial powers withdrew, Africa moved with enormous hope and fervor toward democracy and economic independence. Dozens of new states were launched amid much jubilation and the world's applause. African leaders, popularly elected, stepped forward to tackle the problems of development and nation-building. In the Cold War era, the new states excited the attention of the superpowers. Africa was considered too valuable a prize to lose. Today, Africa is a continent rife with disease, death, and devastation. Most African countries are effectively bankrupt, prone to civil strife, subject to dictatorial rule, and dependent on Western assistance for survival. The sum of Africa's misfortunes -- its wars, its despotisms, its corruption, its droughts -- is truly daunting. What went wrong? What happened to this vast continent, so rich in resources, culture and history, to bring it so close to destitution and despair in the space of two generations? Focusing on the key personalities, events and themes of the independence era, Martin Meredith's riveting narrative history seeks to explore and explain the myriad problems that Africa has faced in the past half-century, and faces still. From the giddy enthusiasm of the 1960s to the "coming of tyrants" and rapid decline, The Fate of Africa is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how it came to this -- and what, if anything, is to be done.
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