Download or read book The Making of Contemporary Africa written by Bill Freund and published by Bloomington : Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1984 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Making of Contemporary Africa eamines the complex events in Sub- Saharan Africa since the eighteenth century, in the light of scholarly appraisal in recent years. The themes of class and labour are highlighted. It enables the reader to come to grips with contemporary problems instead of falling into the easy trap of looking on independence as a 'happy ending'.