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Understanding Contemporary Africa / ed. by Donald L. Gordon, April A. Gordon.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (477 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- An up-to-date, multidisciplinary book designed for use as a core text in “Introduction to Africa” and “African Politics” courses and also as a supplemental reader in a wide variety of other discipline-oriented curriculums.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Africa: A Geographic Preface
- 3 The Historical Context
- 4 African Politics
- 5 The Economies of Africa
- 6 African International Relations
- 7 Population, Urbanization, and AIDS
- 8 Africa's Environmental Problems
- 9 Family and Kinship
- 10 Women and Development
- 11 Religion in Africa
- 12 African Literature
- 13 South Africa
- 14 Trends and Prospects
- List of Acronyms
- Glossary
- Basic Political Data
- The Contributors
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)
- ISBN:
- 1-68585-024-3
- OCLC:
- 1378174934
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