Understanding Contemporary Africa, 4th Edition

by Gordon, April A.; Gordon, Donald L.

• ISBN13: 9781588264664
• ISBN10: 1588264661
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-13
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	ix
Preface	xi
1 Introduction
April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon	1	(6)
2 Africa: A Geographic Preface
Jeffrey W. Neff	7	(16)
The Moving ITCZ	7	(2)
Natural Regions	9	(2)
Continents Adrift	11	(12)
3 The Historical Context
Thomas O'Toole	23	(34)
The Peopling of Africa	24	(7)
Political Patterns of the Past	31	(10)
Trade, Exploration, and Conquest	41	(8)
The Colonial Period	49	(4)
Conclusion	53	(4)
4 African Politics
Donald L. Gordon	57	(52)
The Impact of Colonialism	60	(4)
Nationalism and the Politics of Independence	64	(4)
The Transfer of Power	68	(2)
Independence	70	(1)
The Centralization of State Power	71	(5)
Patronage, the Patrimonial State, and Personal Rule	76	(2)
Military Intervention	78	(2)
The Political Economy of Decline	80	(3)
State and Society in Crisis	83	(3)
Structural Adjustment and the Reordering of the State	86	(3)
Beyond Autocracy: Political Liberalization and Democratization	89	(20)
5 The Economies of Africa
Virginia DeLancey	109	(46)
Precolonial Economies	109	(3)
The Influence of Colonialism	112	(2)
Postcolonial Development Strategies	114	(5)
Current Issues	119	(36)
6 African International Relations
Peter J. Schraeder	155	(48)
The Dependency-Decolonization Debate	156	(2)
The Formulation and Implementation of African Foreign Policies	158	(4)
Pan-Africanism and the Organization of African Unity	162	(7)
Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration	169	(4)
The Role of Foreign Powers in African International Relations	173	(10)
The UN and International Financial Institutions	183	(6)
The Changing Equation of Military Intervention	189	(4)
Toward the Future	193	(10)
7 Population, Urbanization, and AIDS
April A. Gordon	203	(32)
Precolonial and Colonial Periods	206	(3)
Postindependence Trends	209	(5)
Family Planning	214	(4)
Urban Population Policy	218	(5)
AIDS in Africa	223	(12)
8 Africa's Environmental Problems
Julius E. Nyang'oro	235	(30)
The Environment in Africa	238	(1)
Contemporary Problems of the African Environment	239	(13)
Development and the Environment	252	(3)
Other Issues of Environmental Concern	255	(4)
Conclusion	259	(6)
9 Family and Kinship
Eugenia Shanklin	265	(28)
African Kinship and Marriage	271	(9)
New Areas of Study and Holdovers from the Past in Contemporary African Societies	280	(4)
Challenges to Contemporary African Kinship Systems	284	(9)
10 Women and Development
April A. Gordon	293	(24)
Women in Precolonial Africa	294	(3)
European Penetration	297	(2)
The Postindependence Period	299	(1)
Women in the Economy	300	(4)
Women and Politics	304	(3)
Women's Groups and Gender Reform Efforts	307	(5)
Prospects for African Women	312	(5)
11 Religion in Africa
Ambrose Moyo	317	(34)
African Traditional Religions	319	(8)
Christianity in Africa	327	(10)
Islam in Africa	337	(9)
Conclusion	346	(5)
12 African Literature
George Joseph	351	(46)
African Oral Literature	352	(6)
Written Literature in African Languages	358	(1)
African Literature in European Languages	359	(29)
Conclusion	388	(9)
13 Trends and Prospects
April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon	397	(20)
Poverty Reduction	399	(2)
Debt	401	(2)
Trade and Investment	403	(4)
Aid	407	(2)
Information Technology	409	(3)
Conclusion	412	(5)
List of Acronyms	417	(4)
Glossary	421	(14)
Basic Political Data	435	(18)
The Contributors	453	(2)
Index	455	(22)
About the Book	477