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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]

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 (2011)
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
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 (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