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The Year in Books

October 2005    Each month (except for a summertime hiatus in June and July) a different member of our distinguished panel of book reviewers recommends the best books discussed in Foreign Affairs in the past year. This month, Nicolas van de Walle gives his picks for the best books about Africa.

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Africa Since Independence: A Comparative History
Paul Nugent
Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
Read March/April 2005 review
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Islamism and Its Enemies in the Horn of Africa
Edited by Alex De Waal
Indiana University Press, 2004
Read March/April 2005 review
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Histories of the Hanged: The Dirty War in Kenya and the End of Empire
David Anderson
Norton, 2005
Read May/June 2005 review
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I Didn't Do It for You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation
Michela Wrong
HarperCollins, 2005
Read September/October 2005 review
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Institutions and Ethnic Politics in Africa
Daniel Posner
Cambridge University Press, 2005
Read November/December 2005 review
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Darfur: The Ambiguous Genocide
Gerard Prunier
Cornell University Press, 2005
Read November/December 2005 review

The Year in Books Index

2008: May | April | March | February

2007: November | October | September | August | April | March | February | January

2006: December | November | October | September | August | May | April | March | February | January

2005: December | November | October | September | August | May | April | March | February | January

2004: December | November | October | September | June | May | April | March | February | January

2003: December | November | October | August | July | June | May

 

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