Updated and revised to emphasise long-term perspectives on current
issues facing the continent, the new 2nd Edition of A
History of Modern Africa recounts the full breadth of Africa's
political, economic, and social history over the past two
centuries.







Adopts a long-term approach to current issues, stressing the
importance of nineteenth-century and deeper indigenous dynamics in
explaining Africa's later twentieth-century challenges

Places a greater focus on African agency, especially during the
colonial encounter

Includes more in-depth coverage of non-Anglophone Africa

Offers expanded coverage of the post-colonial era to take
account of recent developments, including the conflict in Darfur
and the political unrest of 2011 in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya