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Author Meredith, Martin.

Title The fate of Africa : from the hopes of freedom to the heart of despair : a history of fifty years of independence / Martin Meredith.

Imprint New York : Public Affairs, c2005.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  960.32 M541f 2005    ---  Available
Description vi, 752 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [707]-734) and index.
Contents The Gold Coast experiment -- Revolt on the Nile -- Land of the setting sun -- L'Afrique Noire -- Winds of change -- Heart of darkness -- The white South -- The birth of nations -- The first dance of freedom -- Feet of clay -- A house divided -- Death of an emperor -- The coming of tyrants -- In search of Ujamaa -- The passing of the old guard -- The slippery slope -- The great plunderer -- White dominoes -- Red tears -- Fault lines -- The scourge of Aids -- The lost decade -- The struggle for democracy -- A time of triumph -- In the name of the prophet -- Black hawk down -- The graves are not yet full -- Where vultures fly -- Blood diamonds -- No condition is permanent -- The honour of living -- Black Gold -- A degree in violence -- Somewhere over the rainbow -- Out of Africa.
Subject Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960-
Africa -- Social conditions -- 1960-
Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960-
ISBN 1586483986 (pbk.)
9781586483982 (pbk.)

 
    
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