A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (Wiley Blackwell Concise History of the Modern World)

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A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (Wiley Blackwell Concise History of the Modern World)

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