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Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century book cover

1st Edition

Africa: War and Conflict in the Twentieth Century

By Timothy Stapleton Copyright 2018
224 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 5 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book examines the causes, course and consequences of warfare in twentieth century Africa, a period which spanned colonial rebellions, both World Wars, and the decolonization process. Timothy Stapleton contextualizes the essential debates and controversies surrounding African conflict in the twentieth century while providing insightful introductions to such conflicts as: African... Read more

Part One: Introduction

Part Two: War and Conflict in Africa (1900-1945)

Chapter 1: Wars of Colonial Conquest (1900-36)

Chapter 2: Africa and the World Wars (1914-18 and 1939-45)

Part Three: War and Conflict in Africa (1945-2000)

Chapter 3: Decolonization Wars (1947-90)

Chapter 4: Civil Wars (1955-2000)

Chapter 5: Inter-state Wars (1960-2000)

Part Four: Documents

Timeline

Glossary

Who’s who?

Select Documents

Bibliography

Biography

Timothy J. Stapleton is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Calgary. He is the author of A History of Genocide in Africa (2017), the three-volume A Military History of Africa (2013) and A Military History of South Africa: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid (2010).

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