An indispensable introductory textbook that provides students with a genuinely comparative
study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. Paul Nugent
explores a range of key concerns including the impact of HIV and AIDS the contagion of warfare
and efforts at achieving national reconciliation both in the past and today. This is an ideal
core text for modules on Modern African History African Politics or Africa since Independence
- or a supplementary text for broader modules on African History - which may be offered at the
upper levels of an undergraduate History Politics or African Studies degree. In addition it is
a crucial resource for students who may be studying modern African history for the first time
as part of a taught postgraduate degree in African History African Politics or African
Studies.
