The African inheritance /
Griffiths, Ieuan Ll.
The African inheritance / Ieuan Ll. Griffiths. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1995. - 216 p. : maps ; 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-200) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Pre-Colonial Africa -- 3. Europeans and Africa, 1415-1885 -- 4. The European Partition of Africa -- 5. Colonial Africa -- 6. Protecting Apartheid -- 7. The States of Modern Africa -- 8. Political Boundaries -- 9. Capital Cities -- 10. Land-Locked States -- 11. Secessionist Movements -- 12. Irredentism -- 13. African Imperialism -- 14. Political Union -- 15. Economic Groupings -- 16. Infrastructural Development -- 17. Conclusions.
In developing the theme of the colonial inheritance of Africa, The African Inheritance is essential reading for a better understanding of the confusing current problems of the continent. To look for immediate causes alone can be misleading. The African Inheritance directs the reader to a broader and deeper understanding of the contemporary map of the continent.
0415010926 (pbk.) 9780415010924 (pbk.)
Decolonization--Africa.
Political stability--Africa.
Africa --Politics and government--1960- Africa --Economic conditions--1960-
DT30.5 / .G74 1995
The African inheritance / Ieuan Ll. Griffiths. - London ; New York : Routledge, 1995. - 216 p. : maps ; 24cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-200) and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Pre-Colonial Africa -- 3. Europeans and Africa, 1415-1885 -- 4. The European Partition of Africa -- 5. Colonial Africa -- 6. Protecting Apartheid -- 7. The States of Modern Africa -- 8. Political Boundaries -- 9. Capital Cities -- 10. Land-Locked States -- 11. Secessionist Movements -- 12. Irredentism -- 13. African Imperialism -- 14. Political Union -- 15. Economic Groupings -- 16. Infrastructural Development -- 17. Conclusions.
In developing the theme of the colonial inheritance of Africa, The African Inheritance is essential reading for a better understanding of the confusing current problems of the continent. To look for immediate causes alone can be misleading. The African Inheritance directs the reader to a broader and deeper understanding of the contemporary map of the continent.
0415010926 (pbk.) 9780415010924 (pbk.)
Decolonization--Africa.
Political stability--Africa.
Africa --Politics and government--1960- Africa --Economic conditions--1960-
DT30.5 / .G74 1995