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050 _aDT30.5
_b.G74 1995
100 _aGriffiths, Ieuan Ll.
245 _aThe African inheritance /
_cIeuan Ll. Griffiths.
260 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c1995.
300 _a216 p. :
_bmaps ;
_c24cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 196-200) and index.
505 _a1. 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.
520 _aIn 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.
650 _aDecolonization
_zAfrica.
650 _aPolitical stability
_zAfrica.
651 _eAfrica
_xPolitics and government
_y1960-
651 _eAfrica
_xEconomic conditions
_y1960-
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