The State of Africa - A History of Fifty Years of Independence

£20.00

Focusing on the key personalities, events and themes of the independence era, Meredith's magisterial history seeks to explore and explain the myriad problems that Africa has faced in the past half-century, and faces still.

From the giddy enthusiams of the 1960s to the 'coming of tyrants' and rapid decline, Meredith's highly readable and clear prose accompanies us on a journey through Africa's fifty years of troubled "freedom".

The State of Africa is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how it came to this - and what, if anything, is to be done.