Africa Since 1800 - Softcover

Oliver, Roland; Atmore, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521058635 ISBN 13: 9780521058636

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1967

Synopsis

This history of modern Africa takes as its starting-point the year l800, because, although by that time the greater part of the interior of Africa had become known to the outside world, most of the initiatives for political and economic change still remained in the hands African rulers and their peoples. The book falls into three parts. The first describes the precolonial history of Africa, while the middle section deals thematically with partition and colonial rule. The third part deals with the emergence of the modern nation states of Africa and their history. Throughout the l90 years covered by the book, the authors are as concerned with the continuity of African history as with the changes which have taken place during this period. The new edition covers events up to the end of l99l and discusses the fresh perspectives brought about by the end of the Cold War.

About this title

Book Description:

This book is addressed primarily to college students beginning a course in African Studies. It is comprised of two chapters on the people's of africa at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, a study of the commercial and ideological penetration of Africa by the outside world during the first three quarters of the 19th century, two chapters on the partition and colonisation of Africa by the European powers, and six more which deal with the period of active colonial rule between 1885 and 1960. The last third of the book is concerned with the history of independent Africa during the last years of the 20th century.

About the Author:

Oliver is Professor Emeritus of the history of Africa at the University of London and a fellow of the British academy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1967
• ISBN 10: 0521058635
• ISBN 13: 9780521058636
• Binding: Paperback