- 474 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The new edition of this comprehensive survey of African history provides an accessible overview of the continent's narrative, focusing on the autonomy and achievements of the African people.
The book brings readers closer to an authentic Africa by paying close attention to the lives of everyday people and highlighting insights and ideas that are often missed in typical survey texts. The fourth edition offers expanded coverage of smaller linguistic and ethnic groups in Africa in order to provide a more inclusive history, noting a few individual groups while also analyzing their contributions to the overall narrative and African culture. Liberia's hidden history is given greater attention in this updated volume, as well as the ethnic and religious tensions in Nigeria and Sudan. While the book emphasizes that African history is always being made, the fourth edition brings the record up to date and grapples with contemporary issues in culture and politics.
The History of Africa is an indispensable text for students and researchers in African history, cultural studies, philosophy, and politics.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Endorsement Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Notes on the Fourth Edition
- Introduction to Fourth Edition, The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony
- Part I The Time of Awakening
- Part II The Age of Literacy
- Part III The Moment of Realization
- Part IV The Age of Construction
- Part V The Time of Chaos
- Part VI The Age of Reconstruction
- Part VII The Time for Consolidation
- Appendix 1: Chronology of Africa
- Appendix 2: Resolution on the Situation in South Kordofan and the Blue Nile State
- Appendix 3: Some African Ethnic Groups
- Appendix 4: Major Linguistic Complexes
- Appendix 5: Largest Countries by Population
- Appendix 6: Africa’s Largest Cities (Estimated 2024)
- Appendix 7: Regions in the World by Population (2023)
- Appendix 8: Africa – Historical Population Data since 2015
- Bibliography
- Index