Transformations in Africa: Essays on Africa's Later PastGraham Connah The essays in this book provide important reminders of dynamic character of Africa's later past. Rather than a continent woken by the intrusion of European colonialism -- an image of Africa that dies hard in the Western world's imagination -- we are given a series of insights into the major elements of change over the last few thousand years, and some indication of the interplay of change and continuity during that period. Each contributor presents a discussion arising from his or her own research, throwing important light on some of the multi-faceted complexity of Africa's later past. |
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history and the politics of ethnicity | 14 |
The ecology of food production in West Africa | 46 |
pastoralism and the origins | 71 |
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