Winds of Change The End of Empire in Africa Trevor Royle

Winds of Change The End of Empire in Africa    

Author: Trevor Royle 

Publisher: John Murray (Publishers), London, England         

Edition: First 1996

ISBN: 0-7195-5352-0  

Language: English  

Condition: Good. Clean copy with tight binding. Dedication to the previous owner.

Binding: Hardcover with dustcover

Pages: 308. Print with images and maps        

Additional Information

Britain's empire in Africa was glorious but short-lived. When the first colonies and protectorates were founded during the late Victorian 'Scramble for Africa' an Imperial span of at least one hundred years was envisaged. In the event things were very different. The Gold Coast gained independence as Ghana in 1957 and within seven years Britain's remaining African colonies became free, ending a tumultuous period of British history.

Combining historical narrative with the voices and memories of the people who lived through the period, Trevor Royle recreates the last days of British rule in Africa - an episode of which Britain can be proud.

The story begins with the heady experience of the Gold Coast's race to freedom in 1957 and ends with the long conflict for Zimbabwe's independence under African rule in 1980. In between follow the drawn-out battle against the Mau Mau in Kenya, the struggle to achieve a federal solution in Nigeria and the white settlers' last-ditch attempt under Ian Smith to hold on to power in Rhodesia. Through the memories of those involved, Trevor Royle captures the tensions and drama of these extraordinary and momentous years.

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