Understanding Contemporary Africa / ed. by Donald L. Gordon, April A. Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Delancey, Virginia H. (Virginia Helen), Contributor.

Gordon, April A., Contributor.

Gordon, April A., Editor.

Gordon, Donald L., Contributor.

Gordon, Donald L., Editor.

Joseph, George, Contributor.

Moyo, Ambrose, Contributor.

Neff, Jeffrey W., Contributor.

Nyang’oro, Julius E., Contributor.

O’Toole, Thomas, Contributor.

Schraeder, Peter J., Contributor.

Shanklin, Eugenia, Contributor.

Series:

Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (477 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An up-to-date, multidisciplinary book designed for “Introduction to Africa” and “African Politics” courses.

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 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:

1-68585-552-0