Africa: Endurance and Change South of the Sahara

Author/Contributor(s):	Coquery-Vidrovitch, Catherine
Publisher:	University of California Press
Date:	05/29/1992
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

This masterful synthesis explains how Africa has come to be a land torn by incessant conflict among its impoverished peoples and countries, a continent living through the gravest social revolution of its history, experiencing the world's fastest demographic growth. Weaving together four major themes-population, political power, the peasantry, and the new growth of the cities-Coquery-Vidrovitch demonstrates the need to recognize the extremely complex heritage of African societies if one is to understand the present or act upon the future of the continent.