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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John Iliffe (University of Cambridge)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Edition: 3rd Revised edition Volume: 137 Dimensions: Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.780kg ISBN: 9781107198326ISBN 10: 1107198321 Pages: 414 Publication Date: 13 July 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface to the third edition; 1. The frontiersmen of mankind; 2. The emergence of food-producing communities; 3. The impact of metals; 4. Christianity and Islam; 5. Colonising society in Western Africa; 6. Colonising society in Eastern and Southern Africa; 7. The Atlantic slave trade; 8. Regional diversity in the nineteenth century; 9. Colonial invasion; 10. Colonial society and African nationalism; 11. Industrialisation and race in South Africa, 1886–1994; 12. Independent Africa, 1956–95; 13. Recovery?ReviewsReview of previous edition: 'I have never read a more original, stimulating, current and authoritative text; it ranks with the best creative masters of the genre who defined the fields of African history. Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia Review of previous edition: 'This excellent continent-wide survey ... is one of the best single volumes of African history that is currently available to the specialist as well as the student. ... ln addition to providing a solid background in African history, lliffe's stimulating interpretations open up many useful avenues for debate and further research. This work is highly recommended for scholars and students alike.' The Historian Review of previous edition: 'I have never read a more original, stimulating, current and authoritative text; it ranks with the best creative masters of the genre who defined the fields of African history. Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia Review of previous edition: 'This excellent continent-wide survey … is one of the best single volumes of African history that is currently available to the specialist as well as the student. … ln addition to providing a solid background in African history, lliffe's stimulating interpretations open up many useful avenues for debate and further research. This work is highly recommended for scholars and students alike.' The Historian Review of previous edition: 'I have never read a more original, stimulating, current and authoritative text; it ranks with the best creative masters of the genre who defined the fields of African history. Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia Review of previous edition: 'This excellent continent-wide survey ... is one of the best single volumes of African history that is currently available to the specialist as well as the student. ... ln addition to providing a solid background in African history, lliffe's stimulating interpretations open up many useful avenues for debate and further research. This work is highly recommended for scholars and students alike.' The Historian Review of previous edition: 'I have never read a more original, stimulating, current and authoritative text; it ranks with the best creative masters of the genre who defined the fields of African history. Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia Review of previous edition: 'This excellent continent-wide survey ... is one of the best single volumes of African history that is currently available to the specialist as well as the student. ... ln addition to providing a solid background in African history, lliffe's stimulating interpretations open up many useful avenues for debate and further research. This work is highly recommended for scholars and students alike.' The Historian Author InformationJohn Iliffe was Professor of African History at the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of St John's College. He is the author of several books on Africa including A Modern History of Tanganyika (Cambridge, 1979) and The African Poor: A History (Cambridge, 1988), which was awarded the Herskovits Prize of the African Studies Association of the United States. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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