| Africa: Endurance and Change South of the Sahara Contributor(s): Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine (Author), Maisel, David (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0520078810 ISBN-13: 9780520078819 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $31.63 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1992 Annotation: "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 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - Central - Political Science - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 967 |
| LCCN: 87015316 |
| Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.12" W x 9" (1.28 lbs) 448 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Central Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |