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June 2003
6 x 9, 503 pp.
7 maps
$42.95/£31.95 (CLOTH)
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ISBN-10:
1-890951-34-X
ISBN-13:
978-1-890951-34-4

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From Zone Books:
The Great Lakes of Africa
Two Thousand Years of History
Jean-Pierre Chrétien
Translated by Scott Straus


Reviews

"Chretien has undertaken the formidable task of tracing the roots of the region's violence..."
John Shattuck, The New York Times

"Chretien brings three decades of scholarship and corresponding expertise to this comprehensive history..."
Publishers Weekly starred review

"Africa enthusiasts will appreciate the maps of the Great Lakes..."
Mary H. Meier, Boston Globe

"A feast of information and analysis."
Gail M. Gerhart, Foreign Affairs

"This comprehensive history...fills an enormous gap in the historical record with elegance and dispassionate firmness."
Publishers Weekly - The Year in Books 2003

"...anyone with an ancient interest in African affairs will benefit from this analysis."
Kirkus Reviews

 
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