Africa 2023-2024

Francis Wiafe-Amoako

doi:10.5771/9781538176054

Summary

The World Today Series: Africa provides students with vital information on all countries on the African continent through a thorough and expert overview of political and economic histories, current events, and emerging trends. Each country is examined through the following sections: Basic Facts; Land and People; The Past: Political and Economic History; The Present: Contemporary Issues; and The Future. In addition to country chapters, the book features extended essays on Africa’s Historical Background and the Colonial Period. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail along with its informed projections make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors and students. The content is thorough yet perfect for a one-semester introductory course or general library reference. Available in both print and e-book formats and priced low to fit student and library budgets.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2023
ISBN-Print: 978-1-5381-7604-7
ISBN-Online: 978-1-5381-7605-4
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 359
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Africa Today No access
1. Prehistoric Africa No access
2. Early Civilizations of the Nile Valley and Mediterranean Sea No access
3. THE KINGDOM OF ETHIOPIA No access
4. The Spread of Islam No access
5. Arabs and Traders in East Africa No access
6. The Empires and Peoples of West Africa No access
7. Peoples of Central and Southern Africa No access
8. European Discovery and Exploration No access
9. Early Ethiopian–European Contact No access
10. The Arabs and Ottoman Turks in North Africa No access
11. European Settlers in South Africa No access
1. The Portuguese (about 1550) No access
2. The British (about 1660) No access
3. The French (about 1830) No access
4. The Americans (1835, see Liberia) No access
5. King Leopold II and the Belgians (1885) No access
6. The Spanish (1885) No access
7. The Germans (1885) No access
8. The South Africans (1919) No access
9. The Italians (1927) No access
1. Algeria No access
2. Egypt No access
3. Libya No access
4. Morocco No access
5. Tunisia No access
1. Benin No access
2. Burkina Faso No access
3. Cape Verde No access
4. Côte d’Ivoire No access
5. Gambia No access
6. Ghana No access
7. Guinea No access
8. Guinea-Bissau No access
9. Liberia No access
10. Mali No access
11. Mauritania No access
12. Niger No access
13. Nigeria No access
14. Senegal No access
15. Sierra Leone No access
16. Togo No access
1. Burundi No access
2. Cameroon No access
3. Central African Republic No access
4. Chad No access
5. Congo No access
6. Democratic Republic of the Congo No access
7. Equatorial Guinea No access
8. Gabon No access
9. Rwanda No access
10. São Tomé and Príncipe No access
1. Djibouti No access
2. Eritrea No access
3. Ethiopia No access
4. Kenya No access
5. Somalia No access
6. The Republic of South Sudan No access
7. The Republic of the Sudan No access
8. Uganda No access
9. Tanzania No access
1. Comoros No access
2. Madagascar No access
3. Mauritius No access
4. Seychelles No access
1. Angola No access
2. Botswana No access
3. Lesotho No access
4. Malawi No access
5. Mozambique No access
6. Namibia No access
7. South Africa No access
8. Swaziland No access
9. Zambia No access
10. Zimbabwe No access
Web Sites and Selected Bibliography of Key English Language Sources No access Pages 353 - 359