A History of Africa

A History of Africa: 1840–1914 (Volume Two 1880–1914) offers an in-depth examination of a crucial transformative era across the African continent. Written by Michael Tidy with Donald Leeming, this volume focuses on the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, exploring the events, local dynamics, and pressures that shaped Africa from 1880 up to the outbreak of the First World War.

Designed as a structured and accessible historical text, the book serves as a dependable companion for classroom study, revision, and independent reading. It provides students and teachers with a clear chronological framework and informative historical context, making it well suited for secondary school pupils preparing for history examinations as well as general readers interested in African history.