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The fate of Africa : from the hopes of freedom to the heart of despair : a history of fifty years of independence

Presents a narrative of the last fifty years of African history, analyzing the factors which account for the political chaos, financial troubles, and civil wars which prevail in many African countries today
eBook, English, ©2005
Public Affairs, New York, ©2005
Nonfiction
1 online resource (vi, 752 pages : illustrations, maps
1034678648
The Gold Coast experiment
Revolt on the Nile
Land of the setting sun
L'Afrique Noire
Winds of change
Heart of darkness
The white South
The birth of nations
The first dance of freedom
Feet of clay
A house divided
Death of an emperor
The coming of tyrants
In search of Ujamaa
The passing of the old guard
The slippery slope
The great plunderer
White dominoes
Red tears
Fault lines
The scourge of Aids
The lost decade
The struggle for democracy
A time of triumph
In the name of the prophet
Black hawk down
The graves are not yet full
Where vultures fly
Blood diamonds
No condition is permanent
The honour of living
Black Gold
A degree in violence
Somewhere over the rainbow
Out of Africa
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