Africa: a biography of the continent
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Published:
New York : A.A. Knopf, 1998.
Edition:
1st American ed.
ISBN:
0679409793
Physical Desc:
xii, 801 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Status:
Lake County Non Fiction
960 REA
Description
From the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the civil wars and genocide that ravage it today a work of startling grandeur and scope that provides a remarkable panoramic history of Africa, by a deeply intelligent writer who has spent most of his adult life there.
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English
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in Great Britain by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, London, in 1997"--P.
General Note
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-783) and index.
Description
From the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the civil wars and genocide that ravage it today a work of startling grandeur and scope that provides a remarkable panoramic history of Africa, by a deeply intelligent writer who has spent most of his adult life there.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Reader, J. (1998). Africa: a biography of the continent. 1st American ed. New York, A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Reader, John. 1998. Africa: A Biography of the Continent. New York, A.A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Reader, John, Africa: A Biography of the Continent. New York, A.A. Knopf, 1998.
MLA Citation (style guide)Reader, John. Africa: A Biography of the Continent. 1st American ed. New York, A.A. Knopf, 1998.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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