Survey of Subsaharan Africa : A Regional Geography

by Cole, Roy; de Blij, Harm J.

• ISBN13: 9780195170801
• ISBN10: 0195170806
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-06-09
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

"Survey of Subsaharan Africa: A Regional Geography provides empirical and analytical coverage of the different countries, populations, economies, and climates of Subsaharan Africa, a subcontinent that has changed dramatically over the last twenty years. It is ideal for undergraduate courses in African Geography or African Studies."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Figures and Tables	vii
Preface	xvii
Acknowledgments	xix
The Physiography of Africa	1	(16)
Climate, Vegetation, and Soils of Africa	17	(24)
African Cultural and Political Hearths: A Historical Geography	41	(30)
The Colonial Interlude	71	(21)
The Contemporary Map of Africa	92	(29)
The Population of Africa	121	(26)
The Geography of Health and Disease	147	(30)
Land Use in Africa	177	(77)
African Development, Manufacturing, and Industry	254	(25)
WEST AFRICA	279	(124)
Ghana: An African Epitome	283	(17)
Experiment in Federation in Nigeria	300	(35)
Liberia and Sierra Leone: The End of Anarchy?	335	(17)
A French Legacy: Cote D'Ivoire, Guinea, Togo, and Benin	352	(20)
The Desert Tier: Problems in the Interior, Climate Change, Population Growth, and Desertification	372	(31)
CENTRAL AFRICA	403	(46)
Spatial and Cultural Influences in the Growth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo	407	(23)
Development Contrasts in Central Lowland Africa	430	(19)
EAST AFRICA, THE HORN, AND SUDAN	449	(118)
False Start in Tanzania	457	(20)
Kenya: The Problem of Land and Governance	477	(16)
Uganda: East African Emerging Economy?	493	(16)
Rwanda and Burundi: Reaping The Whirlwind	509	(11)
Ethiopia: A Legacy of Feudalism, Imperialism, and Great Power Geopolitics	520	(16)
Somalia: Irredentism and Fragmentation	536	(13)
Sudan: Bridge Between African and Arab?	549	(18)
SOUTHERN AFRICA	567	(155)
South Africa: Challenges of Racism, Rebellion and Reconciliation	572	(35)
Development Contrasts in Three Landlocked Southern African States: Botswana, Lesotho, and Swaziland	607	(21)
Zimbabwe: A Failure in Partnership	628	(14)
Unfinished Business: Addressing Inequality in Landownership in Namibia	642	(18)
Zambia and Malawi: On the Tightrope	660	(15)
Mozambique and Angola: A Legacy of Lusotropicalism and Marxism	675	(34)
Madagascar: Ecological Diversity and Sustainable Development	709	(13)
Index	722