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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Africa: The Continent and its People | |
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Introduction | |
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Geography | |
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Demography | |
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Language and Culture | |
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Notes | |
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African Traditional Institutions | |
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Introduction | |
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Kinship | |
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Forms of Marriage | |
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Nonkinship Groups | |
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The Individual in African Societies | |
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Family Life and Socialization | |
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Family Life | |
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Socialization | |
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Traditional Religious Beliefs | |
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Belief in God | |
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Belief in Spirits | |
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Belief in Ancestors | |
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Religion as a Way of Life | |
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Politics and Government in Traditional Africa | |
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Segmental Systems | |
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Hierarchical Systems | |
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Pyramidal Systems | |
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Notes | |
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Political Development in Historic Africa | |
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Introduction | |
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Prehistoric Africa | |
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Ancient Africa | |
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The Kingdoms of Egypt | |
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Other Ancient African Civilizations | |
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Medieval Africa | |
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Early Modern Africa | |
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Nineteenth-Century Africa | |
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North Africa (c. 1800-1900) | |
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The African Sudan (c. 1800-1900) | |
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West Africa (c. 1800-1900) | |
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East Africa (c. 1800-1900) | |
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Conclusions | |
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Notes | |
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Colonialism and the African Experience | |
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Introduction | |
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Reasons for Europe's Interest in Africa | |
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Imperialism in Africa: The Rationale | |
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Race and European Colonizers: "The Civilizing Missions" | |
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The British Mission | |
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The French Mission | |
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The French and the British Contrasted: Senghor and Khama | |
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Fanon's Theory of French Racism | |
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The Portuguese Mission | |
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The Belgian Mission | |
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Colonial Administrative Styles | |
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Indirect Rule | |
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Direct Rule | |
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Company Rule | |
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Indirect Company Rule | |
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The Economics of Colonialism | |
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Expropriation of Land | |
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Exploitation of Labor | |
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Hut and Poll Tax | |
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Labor Conscription | |
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Cash Crops and One-Crop Economies | |
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Prohibition of Inter-African Trade and Communications | |
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Immigrant Labor | |
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Lack of Industrialization | |
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Colonial Rule: Did the Africans Benefit? | |
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Notes | |
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African Nationalism and the Struggle for Freedom | |
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Introduction | |
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Modern African Nationalism | |
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Colonial Oppression | |
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Missionary Churches | |
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World Wars I and II | |
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Pan-Africanism | |
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The League of Nations and the United Nations | |
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Independence Movements | |
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Conclusions | |
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Notes | |
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African Independence: The First Thirty Years | |
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Introduction | |
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Decolonization and the Transfer of Power | |
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Centralization of Power | |
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Regionalism and Separatism: Nigeria | |
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Regionalism and Separatism: East Africa | |
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Decolonization in French Colonies | |
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Problems at Independence | |
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Popular Expectations | |
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Lack of Economic Development | |
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Arbitrary Borders | |
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Political Instability | |
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Policy Choices after Independence | |
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One-Party Systems | |
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African Socialism | |
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Tanzania | |
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Ghana | |
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Guinea | |
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Senegal | |
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African Capitalism | |
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What Went Wrong in Independent Africa? | |
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One-Party Systems | |
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Personality Cults | |
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Coups d'�tat and Civil Wars | |
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Refugees | |
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Centralized Economies | |
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International Debt | |
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Corruption | |
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HIV/AIDS | |
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The Gains of Independence | |
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Notes | |
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The African Struggle for Democracy and Free Markets | |
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Introduction | |
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The Struggle for Democracy | |
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Economic Reforms | |
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NEPAD | |
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Conclusions | |
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Notes | |
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Africa in World Affairs | |
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Introduction | |
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The Cold War | |
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The Non-Aligned Movement | |
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The Organization of African Unity (OAU) | |
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The African Union (AU) | |
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Objectives of the African Union | |
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Organs of the African Union | |
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Financial Institutions of the AU | |
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The United States and Africa | |
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The Soviet Union and Africa | |
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Conclusions | |
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Notes | |
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Index | |