Africa: Endurance and Change South of the Sahara - Brossura

Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine; Maisel, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0520078810 ISBN 13: 9780520078819

Casa editrice: University of California Press, 1992

Riassunto

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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch is Professor of History at the University of Paris. She is the author and editor of numerous books on historical and contemporary Africa.

Dalla seconda/terza di copertina:

"Coquery-Vidrovitch's book is not merely good; it's marvellous. It represents the finest product of the Annales tradition of structural history."—Immanuel Wallerstein

Su questa edizione

• Editore: University of California Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0520078810
• ISBN 13: 9780520078819
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416