"The origins of this book lie in an invitation to deliver the McMillan-Stewart Lectures at the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute of Harvard University. The three lectures that became the book's core chapters were presented in February 2012."
Africa and capitalism
Africa and empire
Africa and the nation-state
Conclusion: Africa in the world, past, present, and future.
Africa in the world : capitalism, empire, nation-state by Frederick Cooper. ISBN 9780674281394. Published by Harvard University Press in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.