Table of Contents

Preface to the third edition; 1. The frontiersmen of mankind; 2. The emergence of food-producing communities; 3. The impact of metals; 4. Christianity and Islam; 5. Colonising society in Western Africa; 6. Colonising society in Eastern and Southern Africa; 7. The Atlantic slave trade; 8. Regional diversity in the nineteenth century; 9. Colonial invasion; 10. Colonial society and African nationalism; 11. Industrialisation and race in South Africa, 1886–1994; 12. Independent Africa, 1956–95; 13. Recovery?

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An updated and comprehensive single-volume history covering all periods from human origins to contemporary African situations.

About the Author

John Iliffe was Professor of African History at the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of St John's College. He is the author of several books on Africa including A Modern History of Tanganyika (Cambridge, 1979) and The African Poor: A History (Cambridge, 1988), which was awarded the Herskovits Prize of the African Studies Association of the United States.

Reviews

Review of previous edition: 'I have never read a more original, stimulating, current and authoritative text; it ranks with the best creative masters of the genre who defined the fields of African history. Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia

Review of previous edition: 'This excellent continent-wide survey … is one of the best single volumes of African history that is currently available to the specialist as well as the student. … ln addition to providing a solid background in African history, lliffe's stimulating interpretations open up many useful avenues for debate and further research. This work is highly recommended for scholars and students alike.' The Historian