Africa / edited by Maria Grosz-Ngaté, John H. Hanson, and Patrick O'Meara.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grosz-Ngaté, Maria Luise, editor of compilation, author.

Hanson, John H., 1956- editor of compilation, author.

O'Meara, Patrick, editor of compilation.

Standardized Title:

Africa (2014)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 p.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the publication of the first edition in 1977, Africa has established itself as a leading resource for teaching, business, and scholarship. This fourth edition has been completely revised and focuses on the dynamism and diversity of contemporary Africa. The volume emphasizes contemporary culture-civil and social issues, art, religion, and the political scene-and provides an overview of significant themes that bear on Africa's place in the world. Historically grounded, Africa provides a comprehensive view of the ways that African women and men have constructed their lives and engaged in

Contents:

Africa : a geographic frame / James Delehanty

Legacies of the past : themes in African history / John Akare Aden and John H. Hanson

Social relations : family, kinship, and community / Maria Grosz-Ngaté

Making a living : African livelihoods / Gracia Clark and Katherine Wiley

Religions in Africa / John H. Hanson

Urban spaces, lives, and projects in Africa / Karen Tranberg Hansen

Health, illness, and healing in African societies / Tracy J. Luedke

Visual art in Africa / Patrick McNaughton and Diane Pelrine

African music flows / Daniel B. Reed and Ruth M. Stone

Literature in Africa / Eileen Julien

African film / Akin Adesokan

African politics and the future of democracy / Amos Sawyer, Lauren M. MacLean and Carolyn E. Holmes

Development in Africa : tempered hope / Raymond Muhula and Stephen N. Ndegwa

Human rights in Africa / Takyiwaa Manuh

Print and electronic resources / Marion Frank-Wilson.

Notes:

"All chapters are freshly conceptualized and written for this fourth edition, many with an expanded scope or integration of topics from previously separate chapters. Previous editions had bibliographic essays, and in this edition we add a new chapter on the availability of electronic information on the internet in addition to published materials."--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-253-01302-X

OCLC:

873805936