Summary

Praise for the previous edition, Encyclopedia of African History and Culture:

"...well written...Recommended."—Choice

"...accessible to high school students and general readers."—Reference & Research Book News

"...fulfills its information and education goals and is highly recommended for high-school, public, and academic libraries."—Booklist

Encyclopedia of Colonial Africa (1850 to 1960) covers the colonial era from the French invasion and control over Algeria through the full-scale colonial conquest of Africa. It discusses the establishment of European colonial rule throughout the continent, the emergence of nationalist movements, and their gradual triumph throughout much of the continent in the 1950s. Supported by color images and maps and a recounting of oral traditions and histories, this attractive and readable encyclopedia is an ideal source of authoritative information as well as an entertaining and illuminating guide to the world's most diverse continent.

Specifications

eBook

About the Author(s)

Editor Willie F. Page is emeritus professor of Africana studies at Brooklyn College and former director of the Africana Research Center. The author of The Dutch Triangle: The Netherlands and the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1621–1664, he has published and lectured widely on African and African-American history. 

Editor of the revised edition R. Hunt Davis Jr. is emeritus professor of history and African studies at the University of Florida. He obtained a Ph.D. in African studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. An expert on the history of South Africa, African agricultural history, and the history of education in Africa, his published works include Mandela, Tambo, and the African National Congress and Apartheid Unravels. He served as director of the University of Florida Center for African Studies, and editor of the African Studies Review.