Understanding Contemporary Africa, 4th Edition

, by Gordon, April A.; Gordon, Donald L.

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ISBN: 9781588264664 | 1588264661
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Copyright: 11/13/2006

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List of Illustrations

Preface

1 Introduction

April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon

(6)

2 Africa: A Geographic Preface

Jeffrey W. Neff

(16)

The Moving ITCZ

(2)

Natural Regions

(2)

Continents Adrift

(12)

3 The Historical Context

Thomas O'Toole

(34)

The Peopling of Africa

(7)

Political Patterns of the Past

(10)

Trade, Exploration, and Conquest

(8)

The Colonial Period

(4)

Conclusion

(4)

4 African Politics

Donald L. Gordon

(52)

The Impact of Colonialism

(4)

Nationalism and the Politics of Independence

(4)

The Transfer of Power

(2)

Independence

(1)

The Centralization of State Power

(5)

Patronage, the Patrimonial State, and Personal Rule

(2)

Military Intervention

(2)

The Political Economy of Decline

(3)

State and Society in Crisis

(3)

Structural Adjustment and the Reordering of the State

(3)

Beyond Autocracy: Political Liberalization and Democratization

(20)

5 The Economies of Africa

Virginia DeLancey

109

(46)

Precolonial Economies

109

(3)

The Influence of Colonialism

112

(2)

Postcolonial Development Strategies

114

(5)

Current Issues

119

(36)

6 African International Relations

Peter J. Schraeder

155

(48)

The Dependency-Decolonization Debate

156

(2)

The Formulation and Implementation of African Foreign Policies

158

(4)

Pan-Africanism and the Organization of African Unity

162

(7)

Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration

169

(4)

The Role of Foreign Powers in African International Relations

173

(10)

The UN and International Financial Institutions

183

(6)

The Changing Equation of Military Intervention

189

(4)

Toward the Future

193

(10)

7 Population, Urbanization, and AIDS

April A. Gordon

203

(32)

Precolonial and Colonial Periods

206

(3)

Postindependence Trends

209

(5)

Family Planning

214

(4)

Urban Population Policy

218

(5)

AIDS in Africa

223

(12)

8 Africa's Environmental Problems

Julius E. Nyang'oro

235

(30)

The Environment in Africa

238

(1)

Contemporary Problems of the African Environment

239

(13)

Development and the Environment

252

(3)

Other Issues of Environmental Concern

255

(4)

Conclusion

259

(6)

9 Family and Kinship

Eugenia Shanklin

265

(28)

African Kinship and Marriage

271

(9)

New Areas of Study and Holdovers from the Past in Contemporary African Societies

280

(4)

Challenges to Contemporary African Kinship Systems

284

(9)

10 Women and Development

April A. Gordon

293

(24)

Women in Precolonial Africa

294

(3)

European Penetration

297

(2)

The Postindependence Period

299

(1)

Women in the Economy

300

(4)

Women and Politics

304

(3)

Women's Groups and Gender Reform Efforts

307

(5)

Prospects for African Women

312

(5)

11 Religion in Africa

Ambrose Moyo

317

(34)

African Traditional Religions

319

(8)

Christianity in Africa

327

(10)

Islam in Africa

337

(9)

Conclusion

346

(5)

12 African Literature

George Joseph

351

(46)

African Oral Literature

352

(6)

Written Literature in African Languages

358

(1)

African Literature in European Languages

359

(29)

Conclusion

388

(9)

13 Trends and Prospects

April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon

397

(20)

Poverty Reduction

399

(2)

Debt

401

(2)

Trade and Investment

403

(4)

Aid

407

(2)

Information Technology

409

(3)

Conclusion

412

(5)

List of Acronyms

417

(4)

Glossary

421

(14)

Basic Political Data

435

(18)

The Contributors

453

(2)

Index

455

(22)

About the Book

477

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