02278cam a2200337 i 4500 1262082052 TxAuBib 050322s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005047576 9781586482466 hardcover 1586482467 hardcover 9781586483982 pbk. 1586483986 pbk. (OCoLC)20893 DLC DLC YDX BAKER YBM IXA VP@ MDY EGM BTCTA LVB YDXCP JQD MOF NVS GEBAY UtOrBLW TxAuBib rda Meredith, Martin. The fate of Africa : from the hopes of freedom to the heart of despair : a history of fifty years of independence / Martin Meredith. First edition. New York : Public Affairs, [2005] ©2005. vi, 752 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (p. [707]-734) and index. The Gold Coast experiment -- Revolt on the Nile -- Land of the setting sun -- L'Afrique Noire -- Winds of change -- Heart of darkness -- The white South -- The birth of nations -- The first dance of freedom -- Feet of clay -- A house divided -- Death of an emperor -- The coming of tyrants -- In search of Ujamaa -- The passing of the old guard -- The slippery slope -- The great plunderer -- White dominoes -- Red tears -- Fault lines -- The scourge of Aids -- The lost decade -- The struggle for democracy -- A time of triumph -- In the name of the prophet -- Black hawk down -- The graves are not yet full -- Where vultures fly -- Blood diamonds -- No condition is permanent -- The honour of living -- Black Gold -- A degree in violence -- Somewhere over the rainbow -- Out of Africa. Presents a narrative of the last fifty years of African history, analyzing the factors which account for the political chaos, financial troubles, and civil wars which prevail in many African countries today. Africa Politics and government 1960- Africa Social conditions 1960- Africa Economic conditions 1960-