A History of AfricaA History of Africa is a thorough narrative history of the continent from its beginnings to the twenty-first century. Long established at the forefront of African Studies, this book addresses the events of the 1990s and beyond. The issues discussed include: post-apartheid South Africa the prospects for democratization in Africa at the beginning of the new millenniumdevelopments in Muslim North Africa including the threat of Islamic fundamentalismeconomic and social developments including the devastating impact of Third World debt and the provision of debt reliefcultural, environmental and gender issues in Modern Africa. |
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The development of states and trade in the Sudan | 57 |
The development of states and trade in Guinea | 84 |
States and trade in NorthEast and Bantu Africa | 110 |
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activities administration African society agricultural Algeria Arab army Ashanti Atlantic Atlantic slave trade Bantu Africa became began Benin Berber Britain British Cape capital central Christian coastal coastlands colonial commercial Company Congo conquered conquest continued Dyula early East eastern economic Egypt Egyptian eighteenth century empire established Ethiopia Europe European trade exploitation force France French Fulani further Ghana Gold Coast growth Guinea Hausa highlands imperial increase independence Indian Ocean initially interest interior Islam ivory Kenya kingdom kings Lake land Maghrib major Malawi Mande Mediterranean ment merchants miles military missionaries modern monarchy Morocco Muslim nationalist Negro Niger Nigeria Nile nineteenth century northern Office onwards political population Portugal Portuguese result rule rulers Sahara secure seems Senegal settlement settlers seventeenth Sierra Leone Songhai South Africa Southern Rhodesia Sudan territory Timbuctu tion traditional Transvaal tropical Tukolor Tunisia Uganda wealth West Africa western Yoruba Zambezi Zanzibar