Africa in World History : From Prehistory to the Present

by Gilbert, Erik; Reynolds, Jonathan T.

• ISBN13: 9780136154389
• ISBN10: 0136154387
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This comprehensive survey is the first to provide a view of African history in the wider context of World History. The book illustrates how Africans have influenced regions beyond the continent's 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.

Table of Contents

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

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