Black Man's Burden

Africa and the Curse of the Nation-state

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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Beskrivning

Basil Davidson is the most effective popularizer of African history and archaeology outside Africa and certainly the best trusted in Africa itself. - Roland Oliver in THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKSBasil Davidson on the nation-state in Africa and its huge disappointments, its relationship to the colonial years and the parallels with events in Eastern Europe.North America: Times/Random House

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1992-09-24
Mått:136 x 216 x 27 mm
Vikt:460 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:368
Förlag:James Currey
ISBN:9780852557006

Utforska kategorier

Afrikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik

Recensioner i media

...truly a tour de force, a bold and stimulating work. With skill and sympathy, Basil Davidson sets up the lines of a debate that has long been waiting to be born.

Innehållsförteckning

Africa without history; the road not taken; shadows of neglected ancestors; tribalism and the new nationalism; the rise of the nation-state; the challenge of nationalism; the black man's burden; pirates in power; the Euopean parallel.