An indispensable introductory textbook that provides students with a genuinely comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. Paul Nugent explores a range of key concerns including the impact of HIV and AIDS, the contagion of warfare, and efforts at achieving national reconciliation both in the past and today.
This is an ideal core text for modules on Modern African History, African Politics or Africa since Independence – or a supplementary text for broader mo…
