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'An outstandingly impressive achievement. It supersedes all other single volume histories of Africa and is remarkable for its grasp of the recent literature on virtually everything from archaeology to current affairs. The emphasis upon environment and population allows Iliffe to treat the whole of Africa, both north and south of the Sahara, more effectively than anyone else has done. It is very well written and brought to life with vivid quotations. It has no equal or rival.' Terence Ranger, St Antony's College, Oxford
'The range of subjects covered often extends comprehensively into areas that most authors never consider, never mind cover authoritatively and effectively … I have never read a more original, stimulating, current and authoritative text; it ranks with the best creative masters of the genre who defined the fields of African history.' Joseph Miller, University of Virginia
'John Iliffe has masterly achieved the impossible; summarized the history of a continent in just under 400 pages.' Helsingborgs Dagblad
'For people with a basic knowledge of African History this book is an excellent source of information well worth consulting.' Jonkopings-Postcn
'The book's summaries of the topics most likely to be covered in university options on Africa are masterly … This is an impressive work well worth the attention of students, their teachers and anyone else who needs a sane and informative guide to the understanding of Africa.' History
'The range of subjects covered often extends comprehensively into areas that most authors never consider, never mind cover authoritatively and effectively … I have never read a more original, stimulating, current and authoritative text; it ranks with the best creative masters of the genre who defined the fields of African history.' Joseph Miller, University of Virginia
'John Iliffe has masterly achieved the impossible; summarized the history of a continent in just under 400 pages.' Helsingborgs Dagblad
'For people with a basic knowledge of African History this book is an excellent source of information well worth consulting.' Jonkopings-Postcn
'The book's summaries of the topics most likely to be covered in university options on Africa are masterly … This is an impressive work well worth the attention of students, their teachers and anyone else who needs a sane and informative guide to the understanding of Africa.' History
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This is a history of Africa from the origins of mankind right up to the South African general election of 1994. Africans have been pioneers struggling against disease and nature in an overwhelmingly hostile environment, and their social, economic and political institutions have been designed to ensure survival and maximise numbers. These institutions enabled them to survive the slave trade and colonial invasion, but in the context of medical progress and other twentieth-century innovations the same institutions have bred the most rapid population growth the world has ever seen. This demographic growth has lain behind the collapse of colonial rule, the disintegration of apartheid, and the instability of contemporary nations. Thus Iliffe depicts the history of the continent as a single story, binding today's Africans to the earliest human ancestors.
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The liberation of their continent has made the second half of the twentieth century a triumphant period for the peoples of Africa, but at the end of the century triumph has turned to disillusionment with the fruits of independence. Lire la première page
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The liberation of their continent has made the second half of the twentieth century a triumphant period for the peoples of Africa, but at the end of the century triumph has turned to disillusionment with the fruits of independence. Lire la première page
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