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Informationen zum Autor Basil Davidson Klappentext Taking the reader from the colonial era through the liberation movements to independence and beyond, Basil Davidson reviews the social and political history of Africa in the twentieth century. Zusammenfassung Taking the reader from the colonial era through the liberation movements to independence and beyond, Basil Davidson reviews the social and political history of Africa in the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART ONE: UNDER FOREIGN FLAGS 1914-1930. 1. The Early Years of the Twentieth Century. 2. Colonial Africa: to 1930. 3. African Responses: to 1930. 4. Key Ideas for Progress. PART TWO: COLONIALISM UNDER STRAIN 1930-1945. 5. Colonial Systems and the Great Depression. 6. The Second World War 1939-1945. 7. Towards Modern Politics. 8. Colonialism in Crisis. PART THREE: THE NATIONALISTS WIN THROUGH. 9. The Conditions of Decolonization. 10. Raising National Flags: North-East Africa. 11. Libya and the Maghrib. 12. South of the Sahara: French Colonies. 13. British West Africa. 14. East and Central Africa: British Settler Colonies. 15. In Other Empires: Belgian, Portuguese, Spanish. 16. The 1980s: Unfinished Business. PART FOUR: NEW FREEDOMS:PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS. 17. History Begins Anew. 18. Questions About National Stability. 19. Questions About Development. 20. Questions About Unity. 21. Towards Africa Reconstruction: Summary and Overview. Index.
