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There have been few more remarkable events than the European
colonisation and decolonisation of Africa. Often within a single
lifespan countries were conquered, reorganised, settled and then
granted independence. Colonial Africa (1984) examines the impact
this had on the landscape of Africa. The period of colonial contact
between Europe and Africa had been lengthy, beginning in the early
fifteenth century; yet for much of the continent the colonial
period was relatively short, from the 1880s to the 1960s. European
intervention in the nineteenth century was motivated by new demands
of the European economy, resulting in the conquest of virtually the
entire continent. As a result various groups of colonists arrived
in Africa and each tried to impose a particular imprint upon the
landscape. The colonial powers each had their own styles which are
most evident in the architecture bequeathed to independent Africa.
This is a clear account of the way that historical attitudes have
dictated the appearance and geography of modern Africa.
This title, originally published in 1988, examines the network of
states and the political and economic systems which bound the
British Empire together. This book examines each country and how
the empire made its mark in the shape of urban form, public
buildings and rural land patterns. An overall assessment of the
Imperial heritage is attempted as a pointer to the unity which
existed between the many diverse lands for a brief period in their
history.
This title, originally published in 1988, examines the network of
states and the political and economic systems which bound the
British Empire together. This book examines each country and how
the empire made its mark in the shape of urban form, public
buildings and rural land patterns. An overall assessment of the
Imperial heritage is attempted as a pointer to the unity which
existed between the many diverse lands for a brief period in their
history.
Since the first edition was published in 1994 as "The Atlas of
Apartheid", there has been enormous change in South Africa.
Gradually apartheid is being dismantled but in many sectors the
effects have not yet been reversed. In this revised edition, A.J.
Christopher examines the spatial impact of apartheid during the
period of National Government from 1948 to 1994, and the legacy it
has left for South Africa at the beginning of the 21st century.
Apartheid was about the control of space and specific places.
Intent upon maintaining white minority rule, despite local and
international resistance, the government thought in terms of
drawing lines on maps and on the ground to separate the South
African peoples into discrete, legally defined groups in a classic
example of divide-and-rule. Segregation operated at many levels and
on many scales, from "petty apartheid" exemplified by separate
entrances to buildings and residential areas to "grand apartheid"
involving separate nation-states.; It is remarkable that those
structures associated with petty and grand apartheid have been
dismantled very rapidly, but those associated with the ownership
and occupation of land have been extremely persist
The new edition of the atlas (first published as The Atlas of Apartheid) presents a comprehensive introduction and detailed analysis of the spatial impact of apartheid in South Africa. It covers the period of the National Party Government of 1948 to 1994, and emphasizes the changes and the continuing legacy this presents to South Africans at the start of the 21st century. The Atlas makes the unique contribution of presenting the policy and its impact in visual, spatial forms by including over 70 maps, a highly appropriate method considering that apartheid was about the control of space and specific places.
The Atlas of States: Global Change 1900 2000 provides an informative and comprehensively illustrated survey of the independent states of the twentieth century. The period witnessed unprecedented political changes as globalisation and the destructive powers of contending ideologies led to the continual transformation of state patterns in extensive sections of the world. Political leaders sought to harness the forces of nationalism, communism, imperialism, fascism etc., in an attempt to redraw the world map and in the process political structures of considerable antiquity were overthrown and fragmented. This did not preclude the resurrection of states destroyed in earlier eras. Recent turmoil in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union has exposed historic peoples seeking to regain their own states, whether sovereign or not. In the course of the twentieth century the number of sovereign independent states almost quadrupled, despite the demise of some and the transitory nature of others. Most new states had pre-independence forebears, whether styled colonies, provinces, kingdoms or states . The pattern of non-independent states is thus significant as providing pointers to possible future independent states and The Atlas of States seeks to address this topic. By means of a series of clear maps and informative text, the author seeks to demonstrate the uncertain and ever-changing world in which we live, providing a comprehensive background from the past century in order to more clearly see the future in the new millennium.
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