The Fate of Africa A History of the Continent Since Independence

by Meredith, Martin

• ISBN13: 9781610390712
• ISBN10: 1610390717
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-06
• Publisher: PublicAffairs

Summary

First published in 2005, The Fate of Africawas hailed by reviewers as "A masterpiece. . . The nonfiction book of the year" ( The New York Post); "a magnificent achievement" ( Weekly Standard); "a joy," ( Wall Street Journal) and "one of the decade's most important works on Africa" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). Now Martin Meredith has revised this classic history to incorporate important recent developments, including the Darfur crisis in Sudan, Robert Mugabe's continued destructive rule in Zimbabwe, controversies over Western aid and exploitation of Africa's resources, the growing importance and influence of China, and the democratic movement roiling the North African countries of Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan.

Author Biography

Martin Meredith is a journalist, biographer, and historian who has written extensively on Africa and its recent history. His previous books include Mandela; Mugabe; Diamonds, Gold, and War; Born in Africa; and The Fate of Africa. He lives near Oxford, England.

Table of Contents

Maps	p. viii
Author's Note	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
The Gold Coast Experiment	p. 17
Revolt on the Nile	p. 30
Land of the Setting Sun	p. 44
L'Afrique Noire	p. 58
Winds of Change	p. 75
Heart of Darkness	p. 93
The White South	p. 116
The Birth of Nations	p. 141
The First Dance of Freedom	p. 162
Feet of Clay	p. 179
A House Divided	p. 193
Death of an Emperor	p. 206
The Coming of Tyrants	p. 218
In Search of Ujamaa	p. 249
The Passing of the Old Guard	p. 260
The Slippery Slope	p. 275
The Great Plunderer	p. 293
White Dominoes	p. 309
Red Tears	p. 331
Fault Lines	p. 344
The Scourge of Aids	p. 362
The Lost Decade	p. 368
The Struggle for Democracy	p. 378
A Time of Triumph	p. 412
In the Name of the Prophet	p. 443
Black Hawk Down	p. 464
The Graves are Not Yet Full	p. 485
Where Vultures Fly	p. 524
Blood Diamonds	p. 545
No Condition is Permanent	p. 574
The Honour of Living	p. 588
Black Gold	p. 602
A Degree in Violence	p. 619
Somewhere Over the Rainbow	p. 653
Out of Africa	p. 686
Chapter Notes	p. 705
Select Bibliography	p. 723
Index	p. 752
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