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The state of Africa : A history of the continent since independence (Record no. 38252)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20210305132215.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 160316s2005 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780743232210 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | n |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 960.320000 |
| Item number | MER |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Meredith Martin |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The state of Africa : A history of the continent since independence |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Simon & Schuster |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2005 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 770p |
| Dimensions | vi |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE | |
| Price amount | Gratis |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Summary:<br/> Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of decolonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. Constant war, improper use of natural resources and misappropriation of revenues and aid monies contribute to an impression of a continent beyond hope. How did we get here? What, if anything, is to be done? Weaving together the key stories and characters of the last fifty years into a stunningly compelling and coherent narrative, Martin Meredith has produced the definitive history of how European ideas of how to organise 10,000 different ethnic groups has led to what Tony Blair described as the 'scar on the conscience of the world'. Authoritative, provocative and consistently fascinating, this is a major book on one of the most important issues facing the West today. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | 1. Africa - History - 20th Century2. Africa - Politics & Government |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
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| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | BOOKs |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Not For Loan | National Law School | National Law School | NKCR SECTION | 30.05.2017 | 960.32 MER | 32341 | 30.05.2017 | 30.05.2017 | BOOKs |
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