Recounts the decolonization of Africa, looks at the problems of instability, corruption, and mismanagement each nation faced, and considers the good and bad leaders who have shaped Africa's history

The First Dance of Freedom: Black Africa in the Postwar Era

History

MEREDITH, Martin

Americas

Harper Row Publishers

A look at the recent history of South Africa covers the development of the apartheid system and the methods used by the government to deal with anti-apartheid activists

In the Name of Apartheid: South Africa in the Postwar Era

Politics & Social Sciences

Sociology

Icon.

The Past Is Another Country: Rhodesia, 1890-1979

Andre Deutsch Ltd.

First Dance of Freedom: Black Africa in the Post War Era

Hamish Hamilton Ltd.

A portrait of a man who has inspired millions around the world with his experiences in both prison and the presidency of South Africa

Nelson Mandela: A Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

St Martins Pr

Griffin

The past is another country: Rhodesia, UDI to Zimbabwe (Pan world affairs)

Pan.

Yet elephant history has been dominated by periods of brutality and persecution, used in gladiatorial combat, as weapons of war (most notably by Hannibal) and for their ivory, prized since ancient times as a symbol of wealth and status. As the ivory trade continued there are now only five countries with sizeable elephant populations, where a few hundred years ago there were forty-six - before the European hunters arrived. Acclaimed African expert Martin Meredith has written the first full biography of the elephant - wide-ranging, moving and never less than fascinating in his travels through the history and present of 'Nature's great masterpiece' (John Donne).

Africa's Elephant: A Biography

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

London Hodder & Stoughton 2001

368p paperback with illustrated cover, edges a little yellowed, pages clean and unmarked, a clean and fresh copy

First Dance of Freedom Black Africa

Abacus Uk

Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of decolonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. Constant war, improper use of natural resources and misappropriation of revenues and aid monies contribute to an impression of a continent beyond hope. How did we get here? What, if anything, is to be done? Weaving together the key stories and characters of the last fifty years into a stunningly compelling and coherent narrative, Martin Meredith has produced the definitive history of how European ideas of how to organise 10,000 different ethnic groups has led to what Tony Blair described as the 'scar on the conscience of the world'. Authoritative, provocative and consistently fascinating, this is a major book on one of the most important issues facing the West today.

The State of Africa : A History of Fifty Years of Independence

World

Free P.,U.S.

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