French, Howard W. <br/><br/>
A continent for the taking :  the tragedy and hope of Africa / 
Howard W. French. 
 - New York :  Vintage Books,  2004. 
 - xvii, 280 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. ;  21 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: Knopf, 2004. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-263) and index. 
<br/><br/>Prehistory -- Leviathan -- Plague -- The golden bough -- Greater Liberia -- Falling apart -- Where peacocks roam -- Castles in the sand -- Tough love -- Long knives -- Le roi est mort (Long live the king). 
<br/><br/> "[Howard French] takes us inside Nigeria, Liberia, Mali, and the Congo, examining ... the legacy of colonization in the lives of contemporary Africans"--Jacket. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1400030277 (pbk.) :  $15.00 9781400030279 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CJC<br/>Colección Jhon Collins
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, Sub-Saharan--Description and travel.<br/>Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions--1960-<br/>Africa, Sub-Saharan--Politics and government--1960-<br/>United States--Foreign relations--Africa, Sub-Saharan.<br/>Africa, Sub-Saharan--Foreign relations--United States.<br/>Africa, Sub-Sahariana--Descripción y travesia<br/>Africa, Sub-Sahariana--Condición social--1960<br/>Africa, Sub-Sahariana--Política y gobierno--1960<br/>Estados Unidos--Relaciones Internacionales--Africa, Sub-Sahariana<br/>Africa, Sub-Sahariana--Relaciones Internacionales--Estados Unidos
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>500 DT 352.2  / F874c 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>967.03'2