TY - BOOK AU - DeLancey,Virginia AU - Furlong,Patrick J. AU - Gordon,April A. AU - Gordon,Donald L. AU - Joseph,George AU - Moyo,Ambrose AU - Neff,Jeffrey W. AU - Nyang’oro,Julius E. AU - O’Toole,Thomas AU - Siegel,Brian TI - Understanding Contemporary Africa T2 - Understanding: Introductions to the States and Regions of the Contemporary World SN - 9781555872564 PY - 2023///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Maps --; List of Photographs --; List of Acronyms --; Preface --; 1 Introduction --; 2 Africa: A Geographic Preface --; 3 The Historical Context --; 4 African Politics --; 5 The Economies of Africa --; 6 Population Growth and Urbanization --; 7 Africa's Environmental Problems --; 8 Family and Kinship --; 9 Women and Development --; 10 Religion in Africa --; 11 African Literature --; 12 South Africa --; 13 Trends and Prospects --; About the Authors --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access N2 - 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 UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781685855444 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781685855444 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781685855444/original ER -