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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, [2023]Copyright date: ©2001Description: 1 online resource (477 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781555878504
  • 9781685850241
Subject(s): Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of 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 South Africa -- 14 Trends and Prospects -- List of Acronyms -- Glossary -- Basic Political Data -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: An up-to-date, multidisciplinary book designed for use as a core text in “Introduction to Africa” and “African Politics” courses and also as a supplemental reader in a wide variety of other discipline-oriented curriculums.
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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)9781685850241

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of 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 South Africa -- 14 Trends and Prospects -- List of Acronyms -- Glossary -- Basic Political Data -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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An up-to-date, multidisciplinary book designed for use as a core text in “Introduction to Africa” and “African Politics” courses and also as a supplemental reader in a wide variety of other discipline-oriented curriculums.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)