Martin Meredith

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Martin Meredith

Martin Meredith
Occupation Author and commentator
Genres Biographies, History

Martin Meredith is a historian, journalist, and biographer[1] who has written several books on Africa and its modern history.

Meredith first worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa for the London Observer and Sunday Times, then as a research fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford.[2] Living near Oxford, he is now an independent commentator and author.

In his works, African history and the future prospects of the continent are often described as gloomy with hopelessly irreconcilable differences leading to endless warfare and disasters.[3]

[edit] Bibliography

  • Diamonds, Gold and War (2007) ISBN: 9781586484736
  • Mugabe: Power, Plunder, and the Struggle for Zimbabwe's Future (2007) ISBN: 9781586485580
  • The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence (2006) ISBN: 9780743232227
  • The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair (2006) ISBN: 9781586483982
  • Elephant Destiny: Biography Of An Endangered Species In Africa (2004) ISBN: 9781586482336
  • Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe (2003) ISBN: 978-1586481865
  • Fischer's Choice (2002) ISBN: 978-1868421312
  • Coming to Terms: South Africa’s Search for Truth (2001) ISBN: 9781903985090
  • The First Dance of Freedom (1985) ISBN: 978-0349123141
  • Nelson Mandela: A Biography (1999) ISBN: 978-0312199920
  • In the Name of Apartheid: South Africa’s New Era (1988) ISBN: 978-0064301633
  • The Past is Another Country : Rhodesia 1890-1979 (1979) ISBN: 0-233-97121-1

[edit] References

  1. ^ Meredith, Martin. The State of Africa. London : Free Press, 2006
  2. ^ Persesus Book Groups Author presentation
  3. ^ Africa and Its Rapacious Leaders New York Times, August 8, 2005


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