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The fate of Africa : from the hopes of freedom to the heart of despair : a history of fifty years of independence
- Title
- The fate of Africa : from the hopes of freedom to the heart of despair : a history of fifty years of independence / Martin Meredith.
- Author
- Meredith, Martin.
- Publication
- New York : Public Affairs, c2005.
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- Description
- vi, 752 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc E 05-1159
- ISBN
- 1586482467
- LCCN
- 2005047576
- OCLC
- 58791298
- 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.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [707]-734) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 05-1159