Martin Meredith

Martin Meredith
OccupationAuthor and commentator
GenreBiographies, 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

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.{cite web}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  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.