AFRICA: A SHORT HISTORY ~ Robert O. Collins -- (softcover, c. 2006)

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“Presents "as new". Original owner; gently read once. No writing, tears, odors, moisture.”
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1 in
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ISBN
9781558763739
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Wiener Publishers, Incorporated, Markus
ISBN-10
1558763732
ISBN-13
9781558763739
eBay Product ID (ePID)
50231335

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
220 Pages
Publication Name
Africa : a Short History
Language
English
Subject
Africa / General
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Author
Robert O. Collins
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-028450
Reviews
Robert O. Collins, already well-known for his Problems in African History"" (Markus Wiener, 1992) and ""Documents from the African Past"" (Markus Wiener, 2001), has presented us with an elegantly written narrative that takes us from prehistoric times to contemporary Africa in fewer than 250 pages. Needless to say, the text is concise, and it is precisely for its brevity that it is important for the readers to understand what Collins has achieved in this work....Given its characteristics, this book will be a valuable tool for teachers and graduate students. Certain chapters can also be useful for course reading in introductory courses, although these need to be carefully chosen. Finally, historians of Africa will also benefit from reading this text. Like any good work of synthesis it will encourage reconceptionalization and reassessment and thus will contribute to the exploration of old and new questions."" ---African Studies Review (April 07)
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
960
Synopsis
Attempts to provide an overview of African history without getting bogged down in details and data. This book offers an account of the African past, its peoples, and their institutions. It is aimed at general readers who seek to gain an understanding of the major trends and developments., This is a concise but sweeping account of the African past, its peoples, and their institutions. The book attempts to provide an overview of African history without getting bogged down in details and data. This approach is very useful for general readers who seek to gain an understanding of the major trends and developments, and for teachers who plan to supplement this text with primary sources depending on the emphasis of the course. Beginning with the dynasties of the Nile valley, Collins explains the importance of language in identifying the enormous human diversity of the Africans, the evolution of African societies into kingdoms and empires through new social structures, the introduction of Christianity and Islam, and the migrations of various groups. The book then describes the appearance of the Europeans in the fifteenth century and the rise of the Atlantic slave trade. It continues with the brief but traumatic period of colonial rule and the nationalist movements for independence that ensued. Finally, it accounts for the struggles of Africans in recent years, including civil conflict, military dictatorships, and ethnic insurgencies, as the newly independent states of the continent mature., This is a concise but sweeping account of the African past, its peoples, and their institutions. The book attempts to provide an overview of African history without getting bogged down in details and data. This approach is very useful for general readers who seek to gain an understanding of the major trends and developments, and for teachers who plan to supplement this text with primary sources depending on the emphasis of the course.
LC Classification Number
DT20.C56 2005

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