Background
Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch was born on November 25, 1935, in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She is the daughter of Remi Vidrovitch, an engineer, and Marcelle Dreyfus (Weill) Vidrovitch.
Paris, France
In 1964 Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch graduated from the Sorbonne University with Bachelor of Arts degree and receieved a Master of Arts degree in 1969.
Paris, France
In 1970 Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch obtained a Doctor degree from the University of Paris.
Paris, France
In 1972 Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch was appointed a professor of modem African history at the Paris Diderot University.
Vestal, New York, United States
In 1981 Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch became an adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
(This masterful synthesis explains how Africa has come to ...)
This masterful synthesis explains how Africa has come to be a land torn by incessant conflict among its impoverished peoples and countries, a continent living through the gravest social revolution of its history, experiencing the world's fastest demographic growth. Weaving together four major themes—population, political power, the peasantry, and the new growth of the cities—Coquery-Vidrovitch demonstrates the need to recognize the extremely complex heritage of African societies if one is to understand the present or act upon the future of the continent.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520078810/?tag=2022091-20
1988
(Cities have existed in sub-Saharan Africa since antiquity...)
Cities have existed in sub-Saharan Africa since antiquity. But only now are historians and archaeologists rediscovering their rich heritage: the ancient ruins of Great Zimbabwe and Congo, the harbor cities at the Indian Ocean, the capitals of the Bantu Kingdoms, the Atlantic cities from the 16th to the 18th centuries, and the urban revolutions in the 19th century. Mercantile cities opened Africa to the world, Islamic cities became centers of scholarship and the trans-Saharan trade, Creole cities appeared after the first contact with Europeans, and Bantu cities of the hinterland reacted against them.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1558763031/?tag=2022091-20
2009
(Over the last century, the social and economic roles play...)
Over the last century, the social and economic roles played by African women have evolved dramatically. Long confined to home and field, overlooked by their menfolk and missionaries alike, African women worked, thought, dreamed, and struggled. They migrated to the cities, invented new jobs, and activated the so-called informal economy to become Africa's economic and social focal point. As a result, despite their lack of education and relatively low status, women are now Africa's best hope for the future.This sweeping and innovative book is the first to reconstruct the full history of women in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch was born on November 25, 1935, in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. She is the daughter of Remi Vidrovitch, an engineer, and Marcelle Dreyfus (Weill) Vidrovitch.
In 1964 Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch graduated from the Sorbonne University with Bachelor of Arts degree and receieved a Master of Arts degree in 1969. In 1970 she obtained a Doctor degree from the University of Paris.
In 1972 Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch was appointed a professor of modem African history at the Paris Diderot University in Paris, France. In 1981 she became an adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Binghamton.
(This masterful synthesis explains how Africa has come to ...)
1988(Over the last century, the social and economic roles play...)
(Cities have existed in sub-Saharan Africa since antiquity...)
2009(French Edition)
1972(French Edition)
1974Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch is a vice president and vice chairperson of the Société Française d’Historie d’Outre-Mer. She is also a member of the American Council Learned Society.
On June 31, 1958, Catherine Vidrovitch married Michol L. Coquery. They have four children: Natacha, Marina, Sarah, Julien.