Africa Since Independence

Colin Legum now lives in Cape Town, his original home, from which he was for many years banned under apartheid. He is the author of numerous books, including Pan-Africanism: A Brief History and South Africa: Crisis for the West (with Margaret Legum). He was the founder of the African Contemporary Record and edited twenty- three volumes of this publication. He was also co-editor of The Middle East Survey.

• "The Romantic Period, 1939-1970" "The Period of Disillusionment, 1970-1985""The Period of Realism, 1988-?""A Period of Renaissance?"