The Fate of Africa

A History of the Continent Since Independence

De: Martin Meredith

Narrado por: Fleet Cooper

Martin Meredith has revised this classic history to incorporate important recent developments, including the Darfur crisis in Sudan, Robert Mugabe’s continued destructive rule in Zimbabwe, controversies over Western aid and exploitation of Africa’s resources, the growing importance and influence of China, and the democratic movement roiling the North African countries of Tunisia, Egypt, and Jordan.

©2005 Martin Meredith (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Fantastic

I'm in awe of the breadth and scope of this book. The only title I've come across that truly does justice to the subject and tells the whole story in all its detail, he honestly and without compromise.

Deserves to be heard

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Having always had a general idea about the history of this continent, I decided to check the validity of my beliefs with this book. The book is both detailed and well written, though at times the unfamiliar names and similarity of sad fates makes it monotonous. That being said, it is a book that is easy to listen to - provided one takes breaks - and hard to listen to, because it is at times horrific.

It is a story that is painful, well written and performed, and that deserves to be heard.

Great overview of Africa

Really enjoyed it. Provided a good idea of how African history evolved. Different liberation movements. The big men. Through to today.

Excellent

Excellent. There could be some digital maps as reading aids for various chapters on my device. Inspired me to study Africa more in depth, especially DR Congo. Wow.

Through And Enlightening

I found The Fate of Africa quite thorough and very effective at describing the various transitions of leadership in the years following independence in Africa. The book takes a very dark approach to the issues of the continent and the details can sometimes be hard to stomach. All in all, a great listen. I’d recommend this book to all Africans who have a desire to see the continent prosper and overcomes the demons of the past.

Good overview of African History

The Fate of Africa provides a nice overview of modern African history.
Pros:
Good start to understanding and incredible complex Continent.
Handles dense subject matter in a fairly entertaining fashion.
Covers most modern countries of Africa.

Cons:
A western perspective and all that it entails.
The narration leaves much to be desired

This book will not make anyone an expert in any aspect of Africa but will allow readers to have basic understanding of the events that have shaped africa and hopefully lead to further studying in areas that interest them.

The book for which I've been waiting

Here we have decades of important information wonderfully reduced to a brief volume. The narration is good when it's not venturing into character quotes. Then, instead of ever sounding like either North Africans or Subsaharans, it always sounds like Johnny Carson, which does not work well.

Great overview of recent African history.

Incredibly informative and easy to follow. Good narration and fact filled overview. Great overview of recent African history.

Chapter titles are missing

It's a helpful companion to the hardcopy, however when I don't have the hardcopy it's difficult to find the exact chapter that I need.

Too pessimistic view of Africa

Would you listen to The Fate of Africa again? Why?

No too long

Would you ever listen to anything by Martin Meredith again?

yes

Have you listened to any of Fleet Cooper’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?

Very detailed information

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Warning, this book requires to take medication to survive the 30 hours audio horror happened in Africa. You will come out with the view of never ever going there or living there. I just don't know how he came to view every thing in a negative light. I tried hard to bite my tongue but I had to speak out. I respect his point of view but totally disagree with it.