1. Cultural History: Effects of Globalization, 2. Settler Colonialism, 3. Decolonization of Africa: Prelude to Decolonization, 4. Africa at Independence, 5. Contested Democracies: Struggle for Control, 6. Failed Democracies, 7. Resources in Africa and Exploitation, 8. Role of the Army/Military Coups in Africa, 9. Civil Wars in Africa and Refugees, 10. Second Liberation Movements, 11. Foreign and Regional Interventions/Initiatives, 12. Contemporary African Challenges: Health, Epidemics, and Global Warming, 13. Progress and Problems in Africa
Biography
Godriver Wanga-Odhiambo is an Associate Professor of African History at Le Moyne College, USA. Wanga-Odhiambo is a revisionist African historian, with her areas of speciality being African Refugee Women, Colonial Africa, and Modern Africa. Her publications include The Political Economy of Sugar Production in Colonial Kenya: The Asian Initiative in Central Nyanza (2016) and Resilience in South Sudanese Women: Hope for the Daughters of the Nile (2014).
"Africa Since 1945 provides readers with a wide ranging, topical account of selected continental issues since the end of World War II. Based on a wide array of primary and secondary sources, the book details the experience of governance, economic dependency, and varied social issues from an African perspective. These enhance knowledge of the continent’s history as well as provide insightful discussions of current issues and challenges, such as health conditions, terrorism, continued exploitation of African resources by non-African actors, and civil strife. Framed within the context of globalization past and present, the book is recommended as a text for university students and for those readers seeking an enhanced understanding of Modern Africa."
Robert M Maxon, Emeritus Professor of History, West Virginia University
