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Author French, Howard W.

Title A continent for the taking : the tragedy and hope of Africa / Howard W. French.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2004.
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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  967 FRENCH    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  967 FRE    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xvii, 280 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-263) and index.
Contents Prehistory -- Leviathan -- Plague -- The golden bough -- Greater Liberia -- Falling apart -- Where peacocks roam -- Castles in the sand -- Tough love -- Long knives -- Le roi est mort (Long live the king).
Summary "[Howard French] takes us inside Nigeria, Liberia, Mali, and the Congo, examining ... the legacy of colonization in the lives of contemporary Africans"--jacket.
Subject Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Description and travel.
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Social conditions -- 1960-
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Politics and government -- 1960-
United States -- Foreign relations -- Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa, Sub-Saharan -- Foreign relations -- United States.
ISBN 0375414614 alkaline paper
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