Martin Meredith

Martin Meredith
Occupation	Author and commentator
Genre	Biographies, history

Martin Meredith (born 1942) is a historian, journalist, and biographer. He has written several books on Africa and its modern history.

Life

Meredith first worked as a foreign correspondent in Africa for The Observer and Sunday Times , then as a research fellow at St Antony's College, Oxford. ^[1] Living near Oxford, he is now an independent commentator and author.

Meredith's writing has been described as authoritative and well-documented, despite the pessimism so often imposed upon his subject matter. ^[2]

Bibliography

• The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour (2014) ISBN   978-1-86842-643-0
• The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence reprinted (2011); revised and updated (2021) ISBN   978-1-471-19641-6
• Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life. Simon and Schuster. 2011. ISBN   978-0-85720-667-1.
• Diamonds, Gold and War: The Making of South Africa (2007) ISBN   978-1-58648-473-6 ^[3]
• Mugabe: Power, Plunder, and the Struggle for Zimbabwe's Future (2007) ISBN   978-1-58648-558-0
• The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence (2005) ISBN   978-0-7432-3222-7; (US edition:) The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair (2005) ISBN   978-1-58648-398-2
• Elephant Destiny: Biography of an Endangered Species in Africa (2004) ISBN   978-1-58648-233-6
• Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe (2003) ISBN   978-1-58648-186-5
• Fischer's Choice: The Life of Bram Fischer (2002) ISBN   978-1-86842-131-2
• Coming to Terms: South Africa’s Search for Truth (2001) ISBN   978-1-903985-09-0
• Nelson Mandela: A Biography (1999) ISBN   978-0-312-19992-0
• South Africa’s New Era: The 1994 Election (1994) ISBN   978-0749319106
• In the Name of Apartheid: South Africa in the Post War Period (1988) ISBN   978-0241124956
• The First Dance of Freedom: Black Africa in the Postwar Era (1984) ISBN   978-0241113400
• The Past is Another Country: Rhodesia 1890–1979 (1979) ISBN   0-233-97121-1; revised and expanded (1980) ISBN   0-330-26268-8

See also

• Colin Legum (1919–2003), South African journalist and writer on Africa
• Basil Davidson (1914–2010), British journalist and writer on Africa

References

1. "Martin Meredith on Perseus Books". Archived from the original on 8 January 2006. Retrieved 26 April 2008.
2. Maslin, Janet (8 August 2005). "Africa and Its Rapacious Leaders". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
3. Foster, Douglas. (23 December 2007). "Imperial Hubris: A debilitating war and shocking betrayal created South Africa". The Washington Post.

External links

• Martin Meredith Official Publisher Page at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-02)
• Martin Meredith: Nelson Mandela: A Biography – Interview May 2010
• Perseus Books