History of Central Africa: The Contemporary Years since 1960

Abstract

Beyond independence, Phyllis Martin Chad in the age of warlords, Robert Buijtenhuijs Cameroon and the politics of patronage, Andreas Mehler comparisons and contrasts in equatorial Africa - Gabon, Congo and the Central African Republic, Elikia M'Bokolo Zaire - the anatomy of a failed state, Crawford Young Angola - the deconstruction of a nation, Christine Messiant exploitation and neglect - rural producers and the state in Malawi and Zambia, Megan Vaughan Zimbabwe and the long search for independence, Terence Ranger Mozambique - a tapestry of conflict, Jeanne Marie Penvenne images and themes in the 90s, David Birmingham.