The Geography of Modern Africa / William A. Hance.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hance, William A., author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1964]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Explores the economy of Africa to analyze the drawbacks and attributes that affect economic development. The continent is approached on a regional basis with all but the first five background chapters being devoted to individual countries and groups of countries.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Part One INTRODUCTION

I. The Interest in Africa

II. The Physical Background

III. The Economic Setting

IV. The Population and Peoples of Africa

V. The Political Scene in Africa

Part Two NORTHERN AFRICA

VI. The Maghrib and Northwest Africa

VII. Libya

VIII. The United Arab Republic (Egypt)

IX. The Republic of the Sudan

Part Three WEST AFRICA

X. West Africa: Introduction

XI. West Africa: Land Use

XII. West Africa: Minerals and Mining

XIII . Industrialization in West Africa

Part Four EQUATORIAL AFRICA

XIV. Middle Africa from Chad to Congo (Brazzaville)

XV. The Congo Republic (Leopoldville)

XVI. Rwanda and Burundi

Part Five EASTERN AFRICA

XVII . Ethiopia

XVIII . Somalia

XIX. East Africa

Part Six SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA

XX. The Rhodesias and Nyasaland

XXI. Angola and Mozambique

Part Seven SOUTHERN AFRICA

XXII . The Republic of South Africa

XXIII . South-West Africa

XXIV . The High Commission Territories

Part Eight MADAGASCAR AND THE MASCARENES

XXV. Madagascar

XXVI . The Mascarenes

Bibliography

Subject Index

Index of Geographical Xames

Picture Credits

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89413-9

OCLC:

1100451952