A bold synthesis of the events that have dominated modern Africa in this historic era of nation-building and transformation.
He is the author of many books, including "Portugal and Africa.".
From 1980 to 2001 he held the chair of Modern History in the University of Kent at Canterbury in England.
About the Author David Birmingham lived in Switzerland from 1947 to 1954 as a child and returned there in the 1990s as a visiting historian.
A bold synthesis of the events that have dominated modern Africa in this historic era of nation-building and transformation