Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Prologue; 2 Economy and society, 1880 ... 1940; 3 Government and politics,1880 ... 1940; 4 Culture and religion, 1880 ... 1940; 5 Economy and society, 1940 ... 1985; 6 Government and politics, 1940 ... 1985; 7 Culture and religion, 1940 ... 1985; 8 Democracy and dependence, 1985 ... 1995; 9 Epilogue; Bibliographical essay; Index
Summary
A revised edition of Manning's 1988 Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, 1880-1985. Covering the French-speaking countries of west and central Africa, it focuses on the development of new African institutions and a new African culture, based on precolonial African heritage and the connections of Africa with French and Belgian colonial powers
