Reviews of the first edition 'a landmark in African historiography.' Journal of African History Fully revised and updated to include the momentous events that have taken place in South Africa, The Making of Contemporary Africa provides a refreshing reinterpretation of the complex events in sub-Saharan Africa since the eighteenth century. It also serves as a succinct introduction to the history of modern Africa, incorporating in the text a critical appraisal of the best scholarship in recent years. The book first examines indigenous social development and the significance of contact with pre-industrial Europe. Following the Industrial Revolution, the impact of colonialism is considered from the perspective of class formation and capital penetration. Social and cultural changes during this period are given special attention. Decolonisation and the post-colonial development of Africa are analysed on the foundation of basic economic changes, not by the usual, narrowly-conceived chronological political catalogue. New chapters look at the revolutionary process in southern Africa and focus on the contemporary themes of economic crisis, structural adjustment and the pitfalls of democratisation.

The Making of Contemporary Africa: The Development of African Society Since 1800

History

Freund, Bill

Africa

Indiana University Press

THE MAKING OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICA. The Development of African Society since 1800.

Macmillan

Palgrave MacM

Fully revised and updated to include the major events that have taken place in South Africa, this book provides a reinterpretation of events in sub-Saharan Africa since the 18th century. The book also serves as an introduction to the history of modern Africa, incorporating into the text a critical appraisal of scholarship in recent years.

The Making of Contemporary Africa : The Development of African Society Since 1800

World

Palgrave MacMillan Ltd

Capital and Labour in the Nigerian Tin Mines

Business & Money

Humanities Pr

In this social and economic history of the Indian working class of Durban, Bill Freund has woven strands of gender related, political, ethnic, and cultural issues into a complex and intriguing pattern. As "insiders and outsiders," the Indian working class presented an analytical challenge in studying economic history "from below." The result is a skillful representation of the nuances in the interplay of social forces, and the initiatives of particular classes and particular cultural formations, which simultaneously bring the larger picture into focus. The essential underlying concern of this book is to relate the history of this group to the changing nature of South African capitalism in the twentieth century. It unites an interest in people and agency with a conviction that structures are important in limiting the circumstances in which men and women pursue their destiny.

Insiders and Outsiders (Social History of Africa)

Heinemann

In this social and economic history of the Indian working class of Durban, Bill Freund has woven strands of gender related, political, ethnic, and cultural issues into a complex and intriguing pattern. As "insiders and outsiders," the Indian working class presented an analytical challenge in studying economic history "from below." The result is a skillful representation of the nuances in the interplay of social forces, and the initiatives of particular classes and particular cultural formations, which simultaneously bring the larger picture into focus. The essential underlying concern of this book is to relate the history of this group to the changing nature of South African capitalism in the twentieth century. It unites an interest in people and agency with a conviction that structures are important in limiting the circumstances in which men and women pursue their destiny.

INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS: THE INDIAN WORKING CLASS OF DURBAN (1910-1990) (Social History of Africa)

The African Worker, first published in 1988, was intended as a synthesis considering issues and debates from the work of many writers on labour history and labour studies in Africa. The development of a particular critical literature, spanning a number of disciplines, is critically considered. In some respects, the concerns of past generations have been to align the understanding of labour issues in Africa with those more generally in the modern world. In others, the emphasis remains on the specific and African. Both directions clearly emerge here. The bibliographical essay, as well as the bibliography itself, is meant to point readers further who want a higher order of detail, a regional focus or a more thorough-going theoretical treatment of all or some of the relevant issues.

The African Worker (African Society Today)

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Cambridge University Press

The African Worker, first published in 1988, was intended as a synthesis considering issues and debates from the work of many writers on labour history and labour studies in Africa. The development of a particular critical literature, spanning a number of disciplines, is critically considered. In some respects, the concerns of past generations have been to align the understanding of labour issues in Africa with those more generally in the modern world. In others, the emphasis remains on the specific and African. Both directions clearly emerge here. The bibliographical essay, as well as the bibliography itself, is meant to point readers further who want a higher order of detail, a regional focus or a more thorough-going theoretical treatment of all or some of the relevant issues.

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The Making of Contemporary Africa: The Development of African Society Since 1800

The Making of Contemporary Africa: The Development of African Society Since 1800

THE MAKING OF CONTEMPORARY AFRICA. The Development of African Society since 1800.

The Making of Contemporary Africa: The Development of African Society Since 1800

The Making of Contemporary Africa : The Development of African Society Since 1800

Capital and Labour in the Nigerian Tin Mines

Insiders and Outsiders (Social History of Africa)

INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS: THE INDIAN WORKING CLASS OF DURBAN (1910-1990) (Social History of Africa)

The African Worker (African Society Today)

The African Worker (African Society Today)