THE AFRICAN AWAKENING BASIL DAVIDSON JONATHAN CAPE: LONDON 1955 1st edition. 20 x 14 cm. 262 pp. HB/DJ “The peoples of Africa are entering a new phase in their history. Nationalism, xenophobia and resistance to colonial rule have led to violent upheavals in many African territories and are imposing a pattern of change which now puzzles and challenges the world. In The African Awakening Basil Davidson explains the underlying reasons for this continental upheaval. His book is based on exhaustive research, and on his many travels in Africa. He tells, without prejudice or sentiment, of the impact of industry on Central Africa; of the conditions of the growing African working class; of the sprawling towns which have grown fourfold in the last ten years, and of the millions of Africans who have undergone the abrupt transition from „ tribalism to proletarianism. He writes of the African secret societies, ambitions which sway new urban populations, and of the grim backwardness of Portuguese Angola. Central Africa and the forces that are arising there form the theme of this detailed and objective study.”

THE AFRICAN AWAKENING

BASIL DAVIDSON

JONATHAN CAPE: LONDON
1955

First edition.
“The peoples of Africa are entering a new phase in their history. Nationalism, xenophobia and resistance to colonial rule have led to violent upheavals in many African territories and are imposing a pattern of change which now puzzles and challenges the world.

In The African Awakening Basil Davidson explains the underlying reasons for this continental upheaval. His book is based on exhaustive research, and on his many travels in Africa. He tells, without prejudice or sentiment, of the impact of industry on Central Africa; of the conditions of the growing African working class; of the sprawling towns which have grown fourfold in the last ten years, and of the millions of Africans who have undergone the abrupt transition from tribalism to proletarianism. He writes of the African secret societies, ambitions which sway new urban populations, and of the grim backwardness of Portuguese Angola.

Central Africa and the forces that are arising there form the theme of this detailed and objective study.”

20 x 14 cm. 262 pp.

Very good + condition. Price clipped dust jacket faded on the spine and with a small stain to the rear panel. Book itself very clean and tidy.





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