The contributors 'achieve a unity of view rarely found in the Actonian collections of the Cambridge University Press.' Ronald Robinson, The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction Michael Crowder; 1. The Second World War: prelude to decolonization in Africa Michael Crowder; 2. Decolonization and the problems of independence Billy J. Dudley; 3. Pan Africanism since 1940 Ian Duffield; 4. Social and cultural change John Peel; 5. The economic evolution of developing Africa Adebayo Adedeji; 6. Southern Africa Francis Wilson; 7. English-speaking West Africa David Williams; 8. East and Central Africa Cherry Gertzel; 9. The horn of Africa Christopher Clapham; 10. Egypt, Libya and the Sudan Hans-Heino Kopietz, and Pamela Ann Smith; 11. The Maghrib Clement Henry Moore; 12. French-speaking tropical Africa Ruth Schachter Morgenthau and Lucy Creevey Behrn; 13. Madagascar Bonar A. Gow; 14. Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi M. Crawford Young; 15. Portuguese-speaking Africa Basil Davidson; Bibliographical essays; Bibliography; Index.

The contributors 'achieve a unity of view rarely found in the Actonian collections of the Cambridge University Press.' Ronald Robinson, The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction Michael Crowder; 1. The Second World War: prelude to decolonization in Africa Michael Crowder; 2. Decolonization and the problems of independence Billy J. Dudley; 3. Pan Africanism since 1940 Ian Duffield; 4. Social and cultural change John Peel; 5. The economic evolution of developing Africa Adebayo Adedeji; 6. Southern Africa Francis Wilson; 7. English-speaking West Africa David Williams; 8. East and Central Africa Cherry Gertzel; 9. The horn of Africa Christopher Clapham; 10. Egypt, Libya and the Sudan Hans-Heino Kopietz, and Pamela Ann Smith; 11. The Maghrib Clement Henry Moore; 12. French-speaking tropical Africa Ruth Schachter Morgenthau and Lucy Creevey Behrn; 13. Madagascar Bonar A. Gow; 14. Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi M. Crawford Young; 15. Portuguese-speaking Africa Basil Davidson; Bibliographical essays; Bibliography; Index.

The contributors 'achieve a unity of view rarely found in the Actonian collections of the Cambridge University Press.' Ronald Robinson, The Times Literary Supplement

• Introduction Michael Crowder; 1. The Second World War: prelude to decolonization in Africa Michael Crowder; 2. Decolonization and the problems of independence Billy J. Dudley; 3. Pan Africanism since 1940 Ian Duffield; 4. Social and cultural change John Peel; 5. The economic evolution of developing Africa Adebayo Adedeji; 6. Southern Africa Francis Wilson; 7. English-speaking West Africa David Williams; 8. East and Central Africa Cherry Gertzel; 9. The horn of Africa Christopher Clapham; 10. Egypt, Libya and the Sudan Hans-Heino Kopietz, and Pamela Ann Smith; 11. The Maghrib Clement Henry Moore; 12. French-speaking tropical Africa Ruth Schachter Morgenthau and Lucy Creevey Behrn; 13. Madagascar Bonar A. Gow; 14. Zaire, Rwanda and Burundi M. Crawford Young; 15. Portuguese-speaking Africa Basil Davidson; Bibliographical essays; Bibliography; Index.