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Telling the story of the last two centuries of African history, this title takes us on a journey through the slave trade and colonization to the rise of Islam, struggles for independence, and beyond.
List of contents
Part I: Polity, Society and Economy in the Nineteenth Century:.
1. Changing Patterns of International Trade (1): Slave Trade and Legitimate Commerce in Atlantic Africa.
2. Changing Patterns of International Trade (2): the Slave and Ivory Trades of Eastern and Northeastern Africa.
3. Revolution, Colony and Frontier in Southern Africa.
Part II: Africa and Islam in the Nineteenth Century:.
4. New Challenges in North Africa.
5. Islamic Revolution in West Africa.
6. The Spread of Islam in Eastern Africa.
Part III: Africa and Europe in the Nineteenth Century:.
7. The Missionary Frontier.
8. Africa Explored.
9. Conquest and Partition: Prelude, Motive and Practice.
Part IV: Consolidating Colonialisms:.
10. Colonial Rule: Aims and Impact.
11. Resistance and Adaptation.
12. Partition Complete: Africa in Global War (1).
Part V: Colonial Apex:.
13: 'Pax colonia'? Economy and Society in the 1920s.
14. Depression, Protest and Identity.
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15. The Edifice under Strain: Africa in Global War (2).
Part VI: The Dissolution of Empire:.
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16. Colonial Strategies: the Post-war World.
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17. Nationalism and Identity.
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18. Conflicts and Compromises: Processes of Decolonisation.
Part VII: Legacy and Unfinished Business:.
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19. Africa and the Cold War.
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20. Quests for Stability: the Challenges of Independence.
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21. Governance and Development: the Contemporary Age
