Africa: An Introduction to History, Politics and Society

The textbook provides an in-depth overview of African history and  politics from the Atlantic slave trade, through the phases of  colonialism and decolonization, to the development problems of the  present. Various development theories are used to explain successful and  failed development paths of individual countries after 1960. Thematic  foci include Europe's colonial legacy, state formation and state  failure, democratization, the curse of raw materials, population growth,  hunger and poverty, ethnic conflicts, and the roles of the World Bank,  EU, and China as external actors in Africa.