ABSTRACT
Basil Davidson's famous book -- now updated in a welcome Third Edition -- reviews the social and political history of Africa in the twentieth century. It takes the reader from the colonial era through the liberation movements to independence and beyond. It faces squarely the disappointments and breakdowns that have dulled the early successes of the post-colonial era; yet, for all the sorrows and uncertainties of Africa today, Basil Davidson shows how much has been achieved since decolonization, and the mood of his new final chapter is hopeful and buoyant.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|43 pages
Under Foreign Flags: 1914–1930
part 2|49 pages
Colonialism under Strain: 1930–1945
part 3|83 pages
The Nationalists Win Through
part 4|100 pages
New Freedoms: Progress and Problems