The Fate of Africa：A History of Fifty Years of Independence 非洲的命运

图书标准信息

• 作者 Martin Meredith 著
• 出版社 Perseus Books Group
• 出版时间 2006-06
• ISBN 9781586483982
• 定价 161.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 768页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Fiftyyearsago,asEuropescolonialpowerswithdrew,Africamovedwithenormoushopeandfervortowarddemocracyandeconomicindependence.Today,mostAfricancountriesareeffectivelybankrupt,pronetocivilstrife,subjecttodictatorialrule,weigheddownbydebt,andheavilydependentonWesternassistanceforsurvival.Whatwentwrong?Focusingonthekeypersonalities,eventsandthemesoftheindependenceera,MartinMeredithsmagisterialhistoryseekstoexploreandexplainthemyriadproblemsthatAfricahasfacedinthepasthalf-century,andfacesstill.Acclaimedbyreviewersandreadersfromacrossthepoliticalspectrum,TheFateofAfricaisessentialreadingforanyoneseekingtounderstandhowitcametothis-andwhat,ifanything,istobedone.

【作者简介】

MartinMeredithisajournalist,biographerandhistorianwhohaswrittenextensivelyonAfrica.HispreviousbooksincludeIntheNameofApartheid;NelsonMandela;OurVotes,OurGuns:RobertMugabeandtheTragedyofZimbabwe;andElephantDestiny.HelivesnearOxford,England.