Africans: The History of a Continent
- ISBN-10
- 1107198321
- ISBN-13
- 9781107198326
- Series
- Africans
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 421
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-07-13
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- John Iliffe
Description
An updated and comprehensive single-volume history covering all periods from human origins to contemporary African situations.
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- 2017-11-06
- 128 pages
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