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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 June 2014
      10 October 2002
      ISBN:
      9780511800290
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511800290
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      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, African Studies, History, African History, Twentieth Century Regional History
      Series:
      New Approaches to African History (1)
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    Area Studies, African Studies, History, African History, Twentieth Century Regional History
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    New Approaches to African History (1)
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    Frederick Cooper's book on the history of decolonization and independence in Africa is part of the textbook series New Approaches to African History. This text will help students understand the historical process out of which Africa's position in the world has emerged. Bridging the divide between colonial and post-colonial history, it allows readers to see just what political independence did and did not signify and how men and women, peasants and workers, religious leaders and local leaders sought to refashion the way they lived, worked, and interacted with each other.

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    ‘His writing is clear and based on careful use of data … there is little doubt that it will become the standard text on the contemporary history of Africa.’

    Source: Journal of African History

    'This is brave stuff … excellent prompts for getting students to think about the big question.'

    Source: Journal of Modern African Studies

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