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Understanding contemporary Africa
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- Creator
- edited by April A. Gordon, Donald L. Gordon
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Fourth edition
- Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007
- Physical Details
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- xiii, 477 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 1588264661, 9781588264664
- OCLC
- ocm70219874
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 1. Introduction / April A. Gordon, Donald L. Gordon -- 2. Africa : a geographic preface / Jeffrey W. Neff -- The moving ITCZ -- Natural regions -- Continents adrift -- 3. The historical context / Thomas O'Toole -- The peopling of Africa -- Political patterns of the past -- Trade, exploration, and conquest -- The colonial period -- Conclusion -- 4. African politics / Donald L. Gordon -- The impact of colonialism -- Nationalism and the politics of independence -- The transfer of power -- Independence -- The centralization of state power -- Patronage, the patrimonial state, and personal rule -- Military intervention -- The political economy of decline -- State and society in crisis -- Structural adjustment and the reordering of the state -- Beyond autocracy : political liberalization and democratization -- 5. The economies of Africa / Virginia DeLancey -- Precolonial economies -- The influence of colonialism -- Postcolonial development strategies -- Current issues -- 6. African international relations / Peter J. Schraeder -- The dependency-decolonization debate -- The formulation and implementation of African foreign policies -- Pan-Africanism and the organization of African unity -- Regional economic cooperation and integration -- The role of foreign powers in African international relations -- The UN and international financial institutions -- The changing equation of military intervention -- Toward the future -- 7. Population, urbanization, and AIDS / April A. Gordon -- Precolonial and colonial periods -- Postindependence trends -- Family planning -- Urban population policy -- AIDS in Africa -- 8. Africa's environmental problems / Julius E. Nyag'oro -- The environment in Africa -- Contemporary problems of the African environment -- Development and the environment -- Other issues of environmental concern -- Conclusion -- 9. Family and kingship / Eugenia Shanklin -- African kinship and marriage -- New areas of study and holdovers from the past in contemporary African societies -- Challenges to contemporary African kinship systems -- 10. Women and development / April A. Gordon -- Women in precolonial Africa -- European penetration -- The postindependence period -- Women in the economy -- Women and politics -- Women's groups and gender reform efforts -- Prospects of African women -- 11. Religion in Africa / Ambrose Moyo -- African traditional religions -- Christianity in Africa -- Islam in Africa -- Conclusion -- 12. African literature / George Joseph -- African oral literature -- Written literature in African languages -- African literature in European languages -- Conclusion -- 13. Trends and prospects / April A. Gordon, Donald L. Gordon -- Poverty reduction -- Debt -- Trade and investment -- Aid -- Information technology -- Conclusion -- List of acronyms -- Glossary -- Basic political data