Africa's Future

by Clarke, Duncan

• ISBN13: 9781846685699
• ISBN10: 1846685699
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-06-19
• Publisher: Profile Books Ltd

Summary

Africa remains in continuous transition. Many of its communities are based around ancient or feudal structures, while others have modernized but experienced turbulent times. Modernity in Africa has largely been scattered and thinly rooted, but it now needs to be dynamic in order to sustain and enhance development for the future. In Africa's Future: Darkness to Destiny, renowned African oil expert and economist Duncan Clarke provides a prism for understanding the continent's complex history and important future in a clear and comprehensive fashion. Duncan Clarkeis a leading thinker and speaker on the world/Africa oil game.

Table of Contents

List of maps	p. x
Preface	p. 1
Finding Africa	p. 5
Survival in Africa	p. 13
Imagined Africa	p. 15
Economic modes	p. 31
Africa's evolution	p. 53
Subsistence pathways	p. 65
Ancient Africa	p. 101
Natural Africa	p. 103
Stone Age triumph and beyond	p. 114
Medieval modernity	p. 131
"Modern" Africa	p. 133
Post-colony aftermath	p. 147
State complexities	p. 160
Search for the Holy Grail	p. 185
Economic tracks	p. 187
Future imperfect	p. 210
Acknowledgements	p. 259
Abbreviations	p. 262
Notes	p. 264
Index	p. 283
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