Martin Meredith Explained

Martin Meredith 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]

The Fortunes of Africa: A 5,000-Year History of Wealth, Greed and Endeavour (2014)
The State of Africa: A History of the Continent Since Independence (2011)
Book: Martin Meredith. Born in Africa: The Quest for the Origins of Human Life. 2011. Simon and Schuster. 978-0-85720-667-1. 0.
Diamonds, Gold and War (2007) ^[3]
Mugabe: Power, Plunder, and the Struggle for Zimbabwe's Future (2007)
The State of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence (2005)
The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair (2005)
Elephant Destiny: Biography Of An Endangered Species In Africa (2004)
Our Votes, Our Guns: Robert Mugabe and the Tragedy of Zimbabwe (2003)
Fischer's Choice (2002)
Coming to Terms: South Africa’s Search for Truth (2001)
Nelson Mandela: A Biography (1999)
South Africa’s New Era: The 1994 Election (1994)
In the Name of Apartheid: South Africa In The Post War Period (1988)
The First Dance of Freedom (1985)
The Past is Another Country: Rhodesia 1890–1979 (1979)

Web site: Martin Meredith on Perseus Books . 26 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060108230634/http://www.perseusbooksgroup.com/perseus/author_detail.jsp?id=1000022201 . 8 January 2006 . bot: unknown .
Web site: Africa and Its Rapacious Leaders . Maslin . Janet . . 8 August 2005 . 29 April 2019 .
News: Foster . Douglas. . 23 Dec 2007 . Imperial Hubris: A debilitating war and shocking betrayal created South Africa . The Washington Post.