Davidson, Basil

Modern Africa : a Social and Political History/ by Basil Davidson - 3rd ed. - Hoboken,USA: Taylor and Francis, 1994 - xi, 300 p.: ill.; 20 cm.

Includes index.


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.

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History --Africa--1884-1960

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