Introduction | p. 1 |
Africa in the New Millennium | p. 3 |
Overview | p. 13 |
The Map of Africa | p. 15 |
Imagining Africa: Roots of Western Perceptions of the Continent | p. 28 |
Culture and Society | p. 40 |
The Physical Environment | p. 57 |
Geology and Geomorphology of Africa | p. 59 |
Africa's Climate: Regions, Dynamics, and Change | p. 71 |
Biogeography and Ecology | p. 85 |
Africa in Historical Perspective | p. 99 |
The African Past | p. 101 |
The Colonial Legacy | p. 117 |
Independent Africa: The Struggle Continues | p. 132 |
Dynamics of Population | p. 147 |
Population Distribution | p. 149 |
Population Growth | p. 162 |
Population Mobility | p. 177 |
Rural Economies | p. 193 |
Indigenous Food Production Systems | p. 195 |
Agrarian Development and Change | p. 210 |
Food Security | p. 224 |
Urban Economies and Societies | p. 239 |
The Evolution of Urban Structure | p. 241 |
Urban Economies | p. 256 |
Housing Africa's Urban Population | p. 268 |
Social Geography | p. 281 |
African Women and Development | p. 283 |
Children in Africa: Prospects for the Next Generation | p. 297 |
Social Policy: The Health Sector | p. 310 |
Resources | p. 323 |
Mineral Resources | p. 325 |
Water Resources | p. 338 |
Flora and Fauna as Economic Resources | p. 351 |
African Economies | p. 365 |
Africa in the World Economy | p. 367 |
National Economies: Strategies for Growth and Development | p. 381 |
Civil Society and Local Self-Reliance in Development | p. 394 |
Political Geography: Regional Case Studies | p. 407 |
Nigeria: The Politics of Accommodating Diversity | p. 409 |
South Africa in the Postapartheid Era | p. 423 |
Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda: Prospects for Integration | p. 437 |
Conclusion | p. 449 |
Which Future? | p. 451 |
Glossary | p. 455 |
Index | p. 465 |
About the Author | p. 479 |
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