A History of Africa by Hosea Jaffe; Samir Amin sku-55596261

A History of Africa is a hardcover African History Books title by Hosea Jaffe; Samir Amin, SKU sku-55596261. Jaffe covers more than two thousand years, from the African Iron Age through the collapse of colonialism and the beginnings of independence.

He examines Africa's social structures and historical development on their own terms, rejecting both liberal ideas of progress and Marxist theories of class struggle as models for African history. He locates its central conflicts in differing modes of production.

This edition includes a new foreword by economist and political theorist Samir Amin on Jaffe's contribution to the study of African history and continuing post-colonial struggles.