(027781) Davidson, Basil. The Black Man's Burden: Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State. New York: Times Books, 1992. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. 355 pages. Fine in Fine DJ. Traces the roots of Africa's independence movement and puts the continent' s present-day political Instability into historical perspective. ISBN: 081291998X (Political Science) (Africa)