Preface | |
Africa: Problems and Perspectives | p. 3 |
The Contemporary Map of Africa | p. 10 |
Prehistoric Africa | p. 49 |
Aspects of Early African History | p. 73 |
Islam and African Societies | p. 97 |
Africa and Europe before 1900 | p. 115 |
The Colonial Era | p. 135 |
Decolonization, Independence, and the Failure of Politics | p. 156 |
Social Organization in Africa | p. 175 |
Economic Life in African Villages and Towns | p. 190 |
African Systems of Thought | p. 211 |
African Art | p. 223 |
African Music Performed | p. 257 |
Popular Culture in Urban Africa | p. 273 |
African Literature | p. 295 |
Social Change in Contemporary Africa | p. 313 |
Law and Society in Contemporary Africa | p. 330 |
African Politics since Independence | p. 347 |
Economic Change in Contemporary Africa | p. 359 |
The African Development Crisis | p. 375 |
South Africa | p. 395 |
Africana Resources for Undergraduates: A Bibliographic Essay | p. 413 |
Index | p. 435 |
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