Africa in World History From Prehistory to the Present

Name: Africa in World History From Prehistory to the Present
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ISBN: 9780136154389

ISBN-10: 0136154387

ISBN-13: 9780136154389

Edition: 2nd 2008

Authors: Erik Gilbert, Jonathan T. Reynolds, Patrick Manning

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This comprehensive survey is the first to provide a view of African history in the wider context of World History. Thenbsp;book illustrates how Africans have influenced regions beyond the continents borders, how they have been influenced from outside, and how internal African developments can be compared and contrasted to those elsewhere in the world. Identifying and presenting key debates within the field of African history, this volume encourages students to address the many oversimplified myths regarding the continent and its people.

Book details

List price: $66.20
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/19/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.848
Language: English




Africa up to 1500 c.e.



Africa and Human Origins



Physical Context of African History: Geography and Environment



Settled Life: Food Production, Technology and Migrations



North and Northeast Africa in Early World History



Africa and the Early Christian World



North and West Africa and the Spread of Islam



East Africa and the Advent of Islam



Africa Since 1500 C.E.



Slavery and the Creation of the Atlantic World



West and West-Central Africa: 1500-1880



North Africa and the Soudan: 1500-1880



East Africa, 1500-1850



Southern Africa, 1500-1870



Colonialism and African Resistance



Economic Change in Modern Africa: Forced Integration into the World System



Political Change in the Time of Colonialism



African Culture in the Modern World



Politics in the Era of Decolonization and Independence



Contemporary Africa