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Africa Since 1935 (General History of Africa. Volume 8).(Book Review)
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September 22, 2003
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Africa Since 1935 (General History of Africa. Volume 8). Ali. A. Mazrui ed. California: University of California Press 1999. 1072 pp.
Persons familiar with UNESCO's History of Africa series would welcome this final volume, which deals with Africa from 1935 to the 1990s. The years under consideration cover a crucial period in world history, particularly Italy's invasion of Ethiopia (1935), World War Two, anticolonial struggles and independence.
It is commendable that the thirty chapters are divided into seven sections with appropriate themes. One noteworthy feature is that the publication does not attempt to glorify Africa but instead offers an objective and coherent ...
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