Africa in Modern History: The Search for a New Society (Pelican Books) by Basil Davidson ISBN 13: 9780140221053

Penguin, 1980. Paperback. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Books, Limited. Used - Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Penguin, 1981. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, ISBN:0140221050

Penguin UK. Very Good. 1981. Paperback. 0140221050 . Mass Market Paperback in Very Good condition. A tightly bound copy with highlighting to 23 pages, otherwise an unmarked text. Wear to the cover edges and cover rubbing. ; Maps; 7.60 X 4.80 X 1 inches; 431 pages .

Penguin, London, 1981. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. Illustrator: Mapa. a tight copy with minimal wear & a little underlining, 431 pages incl. maps, useful dates, notes & index. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Illustrator: Mapa. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Politics & Government; Sociology & Culture; Travel & Places; Africa; History. ISBN: 0140221050. ISBN/EAN: 9780140221053. Inventory No: SAF00071. . 9780140221053

Paperback. Acceptable.

Paperback. Very Good.

Harmondsworth, England: Pelican Penguin, 1987. Paperback. Africa in Modern History. Previous owners name to inside cover. Slight browning to edges of pages through age. Very slight wear to bottom edge of spine. Through long previous development, the Africans of the nineteenth century had organized themselves into a very large number of communities. A hundred years later, through an extraordinary and perhaps unique experience, they became organized into some fifty nations. One phase of history came to an end, and another began. What ideas have caused this transformation, and how was Africa's particularly potent strain of nationalism motivated? In his important synthesis of African history of the last hundred years, the author writes from the belief that the new Africa flows organically out of the old; the 'colonial period' should be seen not as an episode, but as an interlude of complex and often contradictory consequences, because the new imperialism did not operate in a vacuum but within… Read More

Penguin, 1979-04-26. Paperback. Very Good. 2.1983 in x 17.9863 in x 11.1915 in.

Penguin, 1979-04-26. Paperback. Good. Book is in good condition. Pages are yellowing.