This rich collection of biographies of African men and women adds a
crucial human dimension to our understanding of African history
since 1800. The last two centuries have been a time of enormous
change on the continent, and these life stories show how people
survived by resisting European conquest and colonial rule, by
collaborating with colonial powers, or by finding a middle way to
live their lives through tumultuous times. Bringing the story to
the present, the book traces the era of independence since the
1960s through challenges to the rule of African dictators,
struggles for the rights of women and mothers, the exploitation of
youth and child soldiers, and economic booms and busts. By
recounting the lives of real, identifiable people from societies
across Africa south of the Sahara and from African communities in
Europe, this unique book underscores the importance and power of
individual agency in understanding the recent African past, a vital
complement to analyses of broader, impersonal social and economic
factors. Contributions by: Agnes Adjamagbo, Maryan Muuse Boqor,
Dennis D. Cordell, Jose C. Curto, Mamadou Diouf, Andreas Eckert,
Laura Fair, Tovin Falola, Doug Henry, Lidwien Kapteijns, Issiaka
Mande, Cora Ann Presley, Carolyn F. Sargent, Pamela Scully, Ibrahim
Sundiata, and Marcia Wright.
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