9781405132640-1405132647-A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (Concise History of the Modern World)

A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (Concise History of the Modern World)

ISBN-13: 9781405132640
ISBN-10: 1405132647
Edition: 1
Author: Richard J. Reid
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Blackwell Pub
Format: Hardcover 386 pages
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ISBN-13: 9781405132640
ISBN-10: 1405132647
Edition: 1
Author: Richard J. Reid
Publication date: 2008
Publisher: Blackwell Pub
Format: Hardcover 386 pages

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A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (Concise History of the Modern World) (ISBN-13: 9781405132640 and ISBN-10: 1405132647), written by authors Richard J. Reid, was published by Blackwell Pub in 2008. With an overall rating of 4.2 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent A History of Modern Africa: 1800 to the Present (Concise History of the Modern World) (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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A History of Modern Africa recounts the full breadth of historical events that have shaped the last two centuries of the African continent.

  • Stresses the diversity of Africa’s rich variety of people, societies, cultures and religious beliefs
  • Provides a thought-provoking and illuminating journey through the slave trade and colonization to the rise of Islam, struggles for independence, and beyond
  • Puts the colonial era into proper perspective in relation to events that occurred before it and since
  • Wide-ranging in scope, it provides a framework for understanding such events as the genocidal horrors of Rwanda and the recent troubles in Zimbabwe and Kenya
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