African History"This book celebrates the coming age of African history, representing a quarter of a century of research by scholars from Africa, Europe and America. Though designed as a textbook for courses in African history, it aims at a broader conception of the nature of history than is found in textbooks of the history of other continents. Less emphasis is given to political history and more to social, economic, and intellectual trends. The authors, while seeking to look at Africa from an African point of view, are attempting to answer the question: how did the African continent come to be as it is today? -- BACK COVER. |
Contents
THE ROOTS OF AFRICAN CULTURES | 1 |
Hunters and Gatherers 2 Fishermen | 25 |
The Sudanic State 30 The Rise of African States | 33 |
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African Afrikaner agriculture Algeria Arabs Bantu Bantu-speaking became began Berber British Cape caravans cattle central chiefdoms chiefs Christian Chwezi coastal colonial period Congo conquest culture desert developed dominant dynasty early East eastern economic Egypt Egyptian eighteenth century Ethiopia Europe European export farmers force forest French frontier Fulbe Fuuta Gambia hinterland important independence Indian Ocean Islam ivory Kenya Khoikhoi king kingdom Kongo labor Lake land language leaders lineage Luba Lunda Maasai Maghrib migration Mijikenda military missionaries Morocco moved movement Muslim neighbors Nguni Niger Nigeria Nile Nilotic nineteenth century nomads northern Nyamwezi organization Ottoman pattern plantations political population ports Portuguese Red Sea region religious River route rule rulers Sahara savanna secondary empire sedentary Senegal settlers Shambaa Shona slave trade social society Songrai Sotho South Africa southern Africa spread Sudan territory towns traditions Uganda village West Africa western Zaïre Zambezi