FORTUNES OF AFRICA : 5,000 Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour
Language: English Publication details: London Simon & Schuster 2014/01/01Edition: 1Description: 745ISBN:- 9781471135453
- 960 MER/FO
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Lending | Ernakulam Public Library Children's Area | Fiction | 960 MER/FO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | E191919 |
In this vast and vivid panorama of history, Martin Meredith, bestselling author of The State of Africa, follows the fortunes of Africa over a period of 5,000 years. With compelling narrative, he traces the rise and fall of ancient kingdoms and empires; the spread of Christianity and Islam; the enduring quest for gold and other riches; the exploits of explorers and missionaries; and the impact of European colonisation. He examines, too, the fate of modern African states and concludes with a glimpse into their future.
Contents: Land of the pharaohs --
Venture into the interior --
A clash of empires --
Death on the Nile --
Roman interlude --
Saints and schisms --
The Arab conquest --
Highways of the desert --
Zanj --
A chain of crosses --
In the land of Prester John --
The Middle Passage --
Southern frontiers --
Mamluks and Ottomans --
The black guard --
The sword of truth --
A matter of faith --
The gates of Africa --
The Pasha --
Pieds noirs --
Bibles, ploughs and bullets --
Masters and servants --
The people of the heavens --
Republics on the highveld --
The missionaries' road --
The tunes of Zanzibar --
Unlocking the Congo --
The pearl of Africa --
A game of thrones --
The Khedive --
Equatoria --
Delegate of the people --
The expected one --
Diamond fever --
The fellowship of Afrikaners --
The washing of spears --
A chosen people --
The most powerful company in the world --
This magnificent cake --
Spheres of interest --
The eagle and the lion --
Carving up the Niger --
By right of conquest --
New flower --
Omdurman --
A desert fraternity --
Bula Matari --
The rubber regime --
A tale of two towns --
The road to Ophir --
Marching to Pretoria --
The extermination order --
Interregnum --
A veiled protectorate --
Elect of God --
The goal of mastery --
The turn of the tide --
Before the deluge --
Revolution on the Nile --
The nationalist urge --
Gone with the wind --
'An honourable exit' --
The Congo bet --
In the name of apartheid --
The first dance of freedom --
Coups and dictators --
Lost decades --
Liberation wars --
In search of democracy --
Soldiers of God --
Platinum life.
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