The Cambridge History of Africa by Roland Oliver, G. N. Sande... - 9780521228039

The Cambridge History of AfricaAuthor(s): Roland Oliver, G. N. Sanderson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521228039, 978-0521228039\nSynopsis\nVolume VI of The Cambridge History of Africa covers the period [tel], when the European powers (Britain, France, Germany, Portugal and Italy) divided the continent into colonial territories and vied with each other for control over vast tracts of land and valuable mineral resources. At the same time, it was a period during which much of Africa still had a history of its own. Colonial governments were very weak and could exist only by playing a large part both in opening up the continent to outside influences and in building larger political unities. The volume begins with a survey of the whole of Africa on the eve of the paper partition, and continues with nine regional surveys of events as they occured on the ground. Only in northern and southern Africa.