Africa's past, our future / Kathleen R. Smythe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smythe, Kathleen R., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--History.

Africa.

Africa--Civilization.

Africa--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (244 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, [Indiana] ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : Indiana University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Africa's Past, Our Future engages the history of the African continent through the perspective of global issues such as political instability, economic development, and climate change. Since the past may offer alternative models for thinking about our collective future, this book promotes an appreciation for African social, economic, and political systems that have endured over the long-term and that offer different ways of thinking about a sustainable future. Introducing readers to the wide variety of sources from which African history is constructed, the book's ten chapters cover human evolu

Contents:

The longue duree

Humanity's African origins

Early subsistence : gathering-hunting and agriculture

Early adaptation : climate change and pastoralism

New ideas and tradition

African institutions in the middle time frame

Forms of political authority : heterarchy

Forms of social organization : matriliny

Recent history and politics

African views on colonialism and development assistance (with Heidi Frontani)

African contributions : economics, politics, and society (with Heidi Frontani)

An African success story : Somaliland.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253016614

0253016614

OCLC:

911054587