Africa: Endurance and Change South of the Sahara
by Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch
2020-12-31 20:49:06
Africa: Endurance and Change South of the Sahara
by Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch
2020-12-31 20:49:06
This masterful synthesis explains how Africa has come to be a land torn by incessant conflict among its impoverished peoples and countries, a continent living through the gravest social revolution of its history, experiencing the world''s fastest dem...
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This masterful synthesis explains how Africa has come to be a land torn by incessant conflict among its impoverished peoples and countries, a continent living through the gravest social revolution of its history, experiencing the world''s fastest demographic growth. Weaving together four major themes-population, political power, the peasantry, and the new growth of the cities-Coquery-Vidrovitch demonstrates the need to recognize the extremely complex heritage of African societies if one is to understand the present or act upon the future of the continent.
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