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Modern Africa

Modern Africa

Basil Davidson

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2015
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9781138133358

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Taking the reader from the colonial era through the liberation movements to independence and beyond, Basil Davidson reviews the social and political history of Africa in the twentieth century.

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