French And British Colonialism Bibliography Usage

Topic: What were the legacies of French and British colonialism in Sub-Saharan Africa? How similar/different were those legacies?

Paul Nugent. (2004). Africa Since Independence.

Palgrave Macmillan

This is a comparative study of the different trajectories and experiences of independent African states. It addresses the differential legacies of British, French, Portuguese, Belgian and Spanish colonialism as well as the unique qualities of imperial Ethiopia and Liberia

Richard Hughes (2003). Capricorn: David Stirling's African Campaign.

Radcliffe Press

Capricorn is the story of a small band of idealists in the decade before independence that believed a future without racial discrimination would allow the countries of east and central Africa to prosper. Story wises the effects of the turbulent history of post-colonial Africa and its disappointment to idealists and to politicians who hoped for peace in countries free of European control.

Retrieved July 2004 from: Nicholas Pederson, ACDIS-Arms Control Disarmament and International Security, French Colonialism in Africa at: www.acdis.uiuc.edu/Research/OPs/Pederson/html/contents/sect3.html

This series paper details France's need for uranium, a resource made an advantage to France by its colonialism in Africa. The paper also details the events of Africa's largest and longest lasting colonial empires in history-the French Colony. Details factors involved in the decision to pursue African based colonies and details the ideas involved in assimilating and associating the African people into French culture.

Retrieved July 2004 from: Nicholas Pederson, ACDIS-Arms Control Disarmament and International Security French Colonialism In Africa Post-WWII at: www.acdis.uiuc.edu/Research/OPs /sect4.html

The paper details the beginning of the end of French Colonialism in Africa by Charles de Gaulle creation of the Fifth French Republic in 1958 and his coming to power.

Retrieved July 2004 from: University of Nothern Iowa, Geographic Alliance of Iowa: Standard Four: The Human Characteristics of Nigeria at: www.uni.edu/gai/Nigeria/Background

The article details the events of Nigeria's creation through British colonialism. Also details