Africa's long road since independence By Somerville

Africa's long road since independence By Somerville Details

A wonderfully complex compassionate and accessible introductory history of Africa This book combines the keen eye of a front line journalist who witnessed some of the continent s most dramatic contemporary events with the deep analytical perspective of an academic It works brilliantly JOANNA LEWIS LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE Thoughtful passionate an unusually accessible study of Africa s many histories since His intimacy with places and people give the book a grittiness that library research never provides RICHARD RATHBONE SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES An authoritative accessible account written by someone who clearly has the continent s interests at heart MARTIN PLAUT AFRICAN ARGUMENTS This superb book is the product of many decades of close observation JACK SPENCE RING S COLLEGE LONDON