Descripción
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.
Author: Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 05/29/1992
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.12w x 1.07d
ISBN13: 9780520078819
ISBN10: 0520078810
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa | Central
- Political Science | General
- History | Africa | General
Author: Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 05/29/1992
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.28lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.12w x 1.07d
ISBN13: 9780520078819
ISBN10: 0520078810
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa | Central
- Political Science | General
- History | Africa | General
About the Author
Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch is Professor of History at the University of Paris. She is the author and editor of numerous books on historical and contemporary Africa.

