Africa Since Independence

Activist, scholar, and political journalist Colin Legum assesses Africa's experience since independence and offers judicious predictions about the continent's future. Covering 50 years of sweeping change, this provocative and insightful book examines Africa's struggle for democracy, mounting economic problems, and AIDS.

Author: Colin Legum
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 11/22/1999
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 8.44h x 5.54w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780253213341

About the Author

Colin Legum now lives in Cape Town, his original home, from which he was for many years banned under apartheid. He is the author of numerous books, including Pan-Africanism: A Brief History and South Africa: Crisis for the West (with Margaret Legum). He was the founder of the African Contemporary Record and edited twenty- three volumes of this publication. He was also co-editor of The Middle East Survey.