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A Companion to African History

A Companion to African History

Autorzy
Wydawnictwo John Wiley & Sons Inc
Data wydania 2018
Liczba stron 544
Forma publikacji książka w twardej oprawie
Poziom zaawansowania Dla profesjonalistów, specjalistów i badaczy naukowych
Język angielski
ISBN 9780470656310
Kategorie Historia ogólna i historia świata
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$187.30 / €178.52 / £154.97 /
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Covers the history of the entire African continent, from prehistory to the present day


A Companion to African History embraces the diverse regions, subject matter, and disciplines of the African continent, while also providing chronological and geographical coverage of basic historical developments. Two dozen essays by leading international scholars explore the challenges facing this relatively new field of historical enquiry and present the dynamic ways in which historians and scholars from other fields such as archaeology, anthropology, political science, and economics are forging new directions in thinking and research.


Comprised of six parts, the book begins with thematic approaches to African history-exploring the environment, gender and family, medical practices, and more. Section two covers Africa's early history and its pre-colonial past-early human adaptation, the emergence of kingdoms, royal power, and warring states. The third section looks at the era of the slave trade and European expansion. Part four examines the process of conquest-the discovery of diamonds and gold, military and social response, and more. Colonialism is discussed in the sixth section, with chapters on the economy transformed due to the development of agriculture and mining industries. The last section studies the continent from post World War II all the way up to modern times.





Aims at capturing the enthusiasms of practicing historians, and encouraging similar passion in a new generation of scholars

Emphasizes linkages within Africa as well as between the continent and other parts of the world

All chapters include significant historiographical content and suggestions for further reading

Written by a global team of writers with unique backgrounds and views

Features case studies with illustrative examples



In a field traditionally marked by narrow specialisms, A Companion to African History is an ideal book for advanced students, researchers, historians, and scholars looking for a broad yet unique overview of African history as a whole. "This wide-ranging collection provides timely historiographical entry points to some of the most lively conversations in the field of African history, as well as case studies illustrating contemporary methodological approaches."
D. McNutt, University of Tennessee Chattanooga
CHOICE, May 2019

A Companion to African History

Spis treści

Notes on Contributors ix





1 Introduction: Identities and (Mis)Representations 1

William H. Worger





PART I THE PERSONAL 13





2 Tracing the Roots of Common Sense about Sexuality in Africa 15

Marc Epprecht





3 Masculinities 35

Stephan F. Miescher





4 Colonialism, Christianity, and Personhood 59

Nimi Wariboko





5 Settler Societies 77

Nicola Ginsburgh and Will Jackson





PART II WOMEN'S ROLES IN INSTITUTIONS OF POWER 93





6 Women, Authority, and Power in Precolonial Southeast Africa: The Production and Destruction of Historical Knowledge on Queen Mother Ntombazi of the Ndwandwe 95

Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu





7 Love, Courtship, and Marriage in Africa 119

Nwando Achebe





8 Slavery and Women in Africa: Changing Definitions, Continuing Problems 143

Claire C. Robertson





PART III FAMILY AND COMMUNITY 161





9 Kinship in African History 163

James L. Giblin





10 Ethnicity in Southern Africa 179

Michael R. Mahoney





11 Ethnicity and Race in African Thought 199

Jonathon Glassman





12 Islam in African History 225

Sean Hanretta and Shobana Shankar





13 Refugees in African History 247

Brett Shadle





PART IV AFRICANS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT 265





14 Science in Africa: A History of Ingenuity and Invention in African Iron Technology 267

Peter R. Schmidt





15 Africa and Environmental History 28

Gregory H. Maddox





16 Health and Medicine in African History 307

Karen E. Flint





17 Wealth and Poverty in African History 329

Morten Jerven





PART V AFRICANS AND THE WORLD 351





18 The Idea of the Atlantic World from an Africanist Perspective 353

Walter Hawthorne





19 Swahili Literature and the Writing of African History 367

Ann Biersteker





20 Africa and the Cold War 383

Timothy Scarnecchia





21 The Horn of Africa from the Cold War to the War on Terror 401

Awet T. Weldemichael





PART VI AFRICAN SELF?REPRESENTATIONS 419





22 The Art of Memory and the Chancery of Sinnar 421

Jay Spaulding





23 Apartheid Forgotten and Remembered 431

Nancy L. Clark and William H. Worger





24 Cultural Resistance on Robben Island: Songs of Struggle and Liberation in Southern Africa 459

Neo Lekgotla laga Ramoupi





25 African Historians and Popular Culture 483

Charles Ambler





Index 501

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