A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present - Softcover

Reid, Richard J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470658983 ISBN 13: 9780470658987

Publisher: Blackwell Pub, 2012

Synopsis

Updated and revised to emphasise long-term perspectives on current issues facing the continent, the new 2nd Edition of A History of Modern Africa recounts the full breadth of Africa's political, economic, and social history over the past two centuries.

• Adopts a long-term approach to current issues, stressing the importance of nineteenth-century and deeper indigenous dynamics in explaining Africa's later twentieth-century challenges
• Places a greater focus on African agency, especially during the colonial encounter
• Includes more in-depth coverage of non-Anglophone Africa
• Offers expanded coverage of the post-colonial era to take account of recent developments, including the conflict in Darfur and the political unrest of 2011 in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya

About this title

From the Back Cover

Praise for the first edition

"This book stands as a remarkable achievement and will be the choice volume on modern African history for some time to come."
International Affairs

"A number of introductions to African history aimed at the undergraduate and general reader have appeared in recent years. Reid's text stands out among these as an invaluable teaching-tool due to its concise but appealing tone, its clear style, and its sensitive treatment of Africa's often tumultuous past and contested present-day experiences. This is an excellent introduction to Africa for the student reader."
History

Updated and revised to re???ect recent historic events and scholarly debates, this second edition of A History of Modern Africa recounts the full breadth of Africa's political, economic, and social history over the past two centuries. Author Richard Reid presents a thought-provoking and illuminating journey through the key moments and issues that have shaped Africa's recent past. Arguing that the continent's story cannot be understood without full consideration of its deeper historical experience – both the violent dynamism within Africa, and the external challenges confronting it – Reid focuses on the continuity between the pre-colonial and the postcolonial eras, in addition to highlighting the multifaceted impact of colonial rule.

The new edition places stronger emphasis on the legacies of the nineteenth century and the colonial period in the context of the twenty-???rst century. Reid also explores the contemporary tensions facing Africa, including those most apparent in recent developments in Darfur, Sudan, Somalia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Libya. A History of Modern Africa is an essential recounting of the turning points of Africa's past and the rich and diverse strands of African culture that will help shape its future.

About the Author

Richard Reid is Reader in the History of Africa at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is the author of Political Power in Pre-Colonial Buganda: Economy, Society and Warfare in the Nineteenth Century (2002), War in Pre-Colonial Eastern Africa (2007), and Frontiers of Violence in Northeast Africa (2011), as well as numerous articles on the nineteenth- and twentieth-century history of east and northeast Africa.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackwell Pub
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0470658983
• ISBN 13: 9780470658987
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 386