false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527169m/185540.jpg 185540 9 Fifty years ago, as Europe's colonial powers withdrew, Africa moved with enormous hope and fervor toward democracy and economic independence. Today, most African countries are effectively bankrupt, prone to civil strife, subject to dictatorial rule, weighed down by debt, and heavily dependent on Western assistance for survival. What went wrong? Focusing on the key personalities, events and themes of the independence era, Martin Meredith's magisterial history seeks to explore and explain the myriad problems that Africa has faced in the past half-century, and faces still. Acclaimed by reviewers and readers from across the political spectrum, The Fate of Africa is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how it came to this - and what, if anything, is to be done. 1077899 2005 The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence total:387|5:132|4:185|3:63|2:7|1:0| 387 1603 844 106 1014792 0743232224 9780743232227 50 16 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180246355m/1014792.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1014792.The_State_of_Africa_A_History_of_Fifty_Years_of_Independence 5 10 false Wed Sep 26 05:10:36 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 26 05:11:13 -0700 2007 more...]]> 185540 1586483986 9781586483982 311 86 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527169m/185540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185540.The_Fate_of_Africa_A_History_of_Fifty_Years_of_Independence 4 1 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 13:44:35 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 17 11:33:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 185540 1586483986 9781586483982 311 86 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527169m/185540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185540.The_Fate_of_Africa_A_History_of_Fifty_Years_of_Independence 4 2 false Mon Dec 31 16:07:49 -0800 2007 Tue Jan 29 19:20:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 185540 1586483986 9781586483982 311 86 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527169m/185540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185540.The_Fate_of_Africa_A_History_of_Fifty_Years_of_Independence 5 2 false Sun May 13 03:36:40 -0700 2007 Sun May 13 04:06:10 -0700 2007 more...]]> 185540 1586483986 9781586483982 311 86 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527169m/185540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185540.The_Fate_of_Africa_A_History_of_Fifty_Years_of_Independence 5 2 false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Feb 20 14:09:48 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 14:20:49 -0800 2008 185540 1586483986 9781586483982 311 86 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527169m/185540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185540.The_Fate_of_Africa_A_History_of_Fifty_Years_of_Independence 5 0 false Thu Aug 20 03:45:46 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 03:52:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 185540 1586483986 9781586483982 311 86 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172527169m/185540.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185540.The_Fate_of_Africa_A_History_of_Fifty_Years_of_Independence 4 0 false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 19:46:48 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 09:12:03 -0800 2009 more...]]> 445233 1586482467 9781586482466 6 1 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174843869m/445233.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/445233.The_Fate_of_Africa_From_the_Hopes_of_Freedom_to_the_Heart_of_Despair 5 0 false Sun Nov 27 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Sep 02 16:02:40 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 17:19:29 -0700 2008 A Very Powerful Book

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