Introduction: understanding the contours of Africa's past
Western transitions: slave trade and "legitimate" commerce in Atlantic Africa
Eastern intrusions: slaves and ivory in eastern Africa
Southern frontiers: colony and revolution in southern Africa
Revival and reaction: North African Islam
Jihad: revolutions in western Africa
The eastern crescent: the Islamic frontier in eastern Africa
The compass and the cross
"Whatever happens": towards the scramble
Africans adapting: conquest and partition
"Pax colonia": empires of soil and service
Hard times: protest, identity, and depression
Battles home and away: Africa in global war (again)
The beached whale: colonial strategies in the postwar world
Conceiving and producing nations
Compromising conflict: routes to independence
Unsafe foundations: challenges of independence
Violence and the militarization of political culture
Rectification, redemption, and reality: issues and trends in contemporary Africa.
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A history of modern Africa : 1800 to the present by Richard J. Reid. ISBN 9780470658987. Published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
