"Africa Since 1800"

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The paper examines "Africa Since 1800", which is primarily a survey text of the recent history of the continent of Africa. The paper reveals that this text that is factually correct still has a clear ideological point of view in terms of what the authors chose to include and exclude. The paper is of the opinion that regardless of their editorializing, "Africa Since 1800" is still a worthy read, for its illumination of West African political development as distinct from Central and Eastern African history, and its condense yet diverse factual array of events that may be unfamiliar to a new student of African history.

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"Africa Since 1800 is primarily a survey text of the recent history of the continent of Africa. However, even a survey history of a region still has a clear ideological point of view in terms of what the authors chose to include and exclude. This text, although factually correct and valuable in its treatment of often uncovered areas of African history and territory, tends to deemphasize the immorality of the colonialist impulse, and locate anti-colonial resistance as part of a larger history of a region characterized by frequent struggles for dominance by a variety of political leaders. Authors Roland Oliver and Anthony Atmore in no way defend colonialism, but they wish to present what they believe to be balanced and fairly dispassionate overview of the region."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Oliver, Roland & Anthony Atmore. Africa Since 1800. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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