The Making of Contemporary Africa: The Development of African Society since 1800

Author:   Bill Freund (University of Natal, South Africa)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   3rd edition
ISBN:  

9781137429063


Pages:   368
Publication Date:   25 August 2016
Format:   Hardback
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The Making of Contemporary Africa: The Development of African Society since 1800


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An established introductory textbook that provides students with a refreshing account of the complex events in sub-Saharan Africa since 1800. Aligning itself with the new critical tendencies emerging in Africa, the text examines indigenous social developments prior to the Industrial Revolution and the impact of colonialism from the perspective of class formation and capital penetration. This is an ideal core text for modules on Modern African History or African Politics - or a supplementary text for broader modules on African History - which may be offered at the upper levels of an undergraduate History, Politics or African Studies degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying modern African history for the first time as part of a taught postgraduate degree in African history, African politics or African studies. New to this Edition: - Revised and updated throughout in light of the latest research - Incorporates recent developments and events - Additional chapters cover Africa in the twenty-first century and examine social and cultural history since independence

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Author:   Bill Freund (University of Natal, South Africa)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.744kg
ISBN:  

9781137429063


ISBN 10:   1137429062
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   25 August 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Tables Preface Abbreviations 1. Africanist History and the History of Africa 2. Material and Cultural Development in Africa before the Nineteenth Century 3. The European Intrusion in the Era of Merchant Capital 4. The Era of Legitimate Commerce, 1800-1870 5. The Conquest of Africa 6. The Material Basis of Colonial Society,1900-1940 7. Culture, Class and Social Change in Colonial Africa,1900-1940 8. Industrialisation and South African Society, 1900-1940 9. The Decolonisation of Africa, 1940-1960 10. Tropical Africa1960-80: Class, State and the Problem of Development 11. Southern Africa: the Liberation Struggles 12. Structural Adjustment Kicks In 13. Democracies, Dictatorships and Disasters: Africa into the Twenty-first Century 14. A New Africa: Cultural and Social History since Independence Annotated Bibliography Index.

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Praise for the book when it was first published: A landmark in African historiography. - Journal of African History


"Praise for the book when it was first published: ""A landmark in African historiography."" - Journal of African History"


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Bill Freund is Professor Emeritus of Economic History at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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