African History"This book celebrates the coming age of African history, representing a quarter of a century of research by scholars from Africa, Europe and America. Though designed as a textbook for courses in African history, it aims at a broader conception of the nature of history than is found in textbooks of the history of other continents. Less emphasis is given to political history and more to social, economic, and intellectual trends. The authors, while seeking to look at Africa from an African point of view, are attempting to answer the question: how did the African continent come to be as it is today? -- BACK COVER. |
Contents
THE ROOTS OF AFRICAN CULTURES | 1 |
Hunters and Gatherers 2 Fishermen | 25 |
The Sudanic State 30 The Rise of African States | 33 |
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African agriculture Algiers already Arabs authority became become began British called Cape cattle central chiefs Christian coast colonial conquest continued created culture Darfur developed dominant early East economic Egypt eighteenth empire especially Europe European example existed export fact farmers followed force forest French further gold important increased independence influence Islam Khoikhoi kind king kingdom labor Lake land language later leaders less lineage lived major military moved movement Muslim Nile nineteenth century nomads northern officials organization original pattern period political population Portuguese possible Press production reached region relations religious remained result River rule rulers settlers similar slave trade slaves social society sometimes Sotho South Africa southern spread Sudan territory took towns trade traditions trekboere turn units University village West Africa western whole