The Cambridge History of Africa

by Michael Crowder

The eighth and final volume of The Cambridge History of Africa covers the period 1940-75. It begins with a discussion of the role of the Second World War in the political decolonisation of Africa. Its terminal date of 1975 coincides with the retreat of Portugal, the last European colonial power in Africa, from its possessions and their accession to independence. The fifteen chapters which make up this volume examine on both a continental and regional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521224098
• ISBN13: 9780521224093
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 1030 Pages
• Weight: 4.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"