Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Acknowledgments xiii
4. Introduction 1
5. I. One Nation, Many Histories 17
6. II. Between the Sea and the Savanna, 1500–1700 81
7. III. Commerce and the Scrambles for Africa, 1700–1900 125
8. IV. Colonial Rule and Political Independence, 1900–1957 215
9. V. Independence, Coups, and the Republic, 1957–Present 307
10. VI. The Exigencies of a Postcolony 369
11. Suggestions for Further Reading 465
12. Acknowledgment of Copyrights and Sources 469
13. Index 477