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Understanding Contemporary Africa / ed. by Donald L. Gordon, April A. Gordon.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary WorldPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (511 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685850500
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Africa: A Geographic Preface -- 3 The Historical Context -- 4 African Politics -- 5 The Economies of Africa -- 6 African International Relations -- 7 Population, Urbanization, and AIDS -- 8 Africa’s Environmental Problems -- 9 Family and Kinship -- 10 Women and Development -- 11 Religion in Africa -- 12 African Literature -- 13 Trends and Prospect -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- Basic Political Data -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: This new edition of Understanding Contemporary Africa has been thoroughly revised to reflect the many significant events and trends of the past six years--seismic political changes, the impact of new information technology, the strong presence of China and other foreign powers, and much more. The authors provide current analyses not only of history, politics, and economics, but also geography, environmental concerns, population shifts, and social and cultural issues. Each topic is covered in an accessible style, but with reference to the latest scholarship. Maps, photographs, and a table of basic political data enhance the text, which has made its place as the best available introduction to this diverse and complex continent.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781685850500

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Africa: A Geographic Preface -- 3 The Historical Context -- 4 African Politics -- 5 The Economies of Africa -- 6 African International Relations -- 7 Population, Urbanization, and AIDS -- 8 Africa’s Environmental Problems -- 9 Family and Kinship -- 10 Women and Development -- 11 Religion in Africa -- 12 African Literature -- 13 Trends and Prospect -- Acronyms -- Glossary -- Basic Political Data -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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This new edition of Understanding Contemporary Africa has been thoroughly revised to reflect the many significant events and trends of the past six years--seismic political changes, the impact of new information technology, the strong presence of China and other foreign powers, and much more. The authors provide current analyses not only of history, politics, and economics, but also geography, environmental concerns, population shifts, and social and cultural issues. Each topic is covered in an accessible style, but with reference to the latest scholarship. Maps, photographs, and a table of basic political data enhance the text, which has made its place as the best available introduction to this diverse and complex continent.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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