Africa and the World

Informationen zum Autor By Tukufu Zuberi Klappentext African Independence is a dynamic discussion of how Africa shapes world events today. Tukufu Zuberi weaves interview excerpts and stories from many Africans he has met-from refugees to heads of state-with key events in African history to show the importance of understanding Africa today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Map of Pre-Colonial Africa, before 1600Map of Colonial Africa, 1914Map of Pre-Independence Africa, 1950Map of Independent in Africa, 1994Selected Chronology of EventsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction Why I wrote this Book and Made a Film My Point of View How I Tell the StoryChapter 1-From Colonialism to Pan Africanism: The Impact of World War II on Africa Fascist War on Ethiopia North Africa Campaign African Contributions to the War Effort African Post-War Response to Colonialism African Post-War Uprisings 5th Pan-African CongressChapter 2-The End of Colonial Rule: Beginnings of Independence The Movement Materializes Political Independence in Ghana The Spread of the Movement Power of the GunChapter 3-Africa in the Cold War: Repression and Liberation The Cold War African Decolonization and Repression Patrice Lumumba's Congo Southern Africa Coup After Coup African Power in the Cold War Apartheid Chapter 4-April 1994 and Beyond: African Independence Today The Post-Independence Map of Africa April 1994 Post-Independence Unity Traditional Ethnic Conflict Hypocrisy, Terror, AID, and Crime Extending African Independence

Product details

• Authors: Tukufu Zuberi, Zuberi Tukufu
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2015
• EAN: 9781442216419
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-1641-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, International Relations, 21st Century, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, Political Geography, African History