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This textbook offers a critical introduction to the study of Africa, drawing on scholarship from a range of academic disciplines. A comprehensive discussion of the continent's geography and history provides a backdrop to broad-ranging coverage of its social, economic, political and cultural composition as well as its future prospects. Moreover, moving beyond the all-too-common tendency to view Africa as a single, homogeneous entity, Graham provides a nuanced overview that challenges preconceptions and stereotypes.
Written in a sophisticated yet accessible style, and supported by a range of pedagogical features, this book introduces undergraduate students from a range of different disciplinary backgrounds to the contemporary study of Africa.
Sommario
1. What is Africa?
2. Land and People
3. History
4. Political Systems
5. The Economy
6. Political Violence
7. Social Movements and Civil Society
8. Popular Culture
9. Africa beyond the Nation State
10. The Future of Africa
Info autore
Matthew Graham is Lecturer in History at the University of Dundee, UK.
Riassunto
This textbook offers a critical introduction to the study of Africa, drawing on scholarship from a range of academic disciplines. A comprehensive discussion of the continent’s geography and history provides a backdrop to broad-ranging coverage of its social, economic, political and cultural composition as well as its future prospects. Moreover, moving beyond the all-too-common tendency to view Africa as a single, homogeneous entity, Graham provides a nuanced overview that challenges preconceptions and stereotypes.
Written in a sophisticated yet accessible style, and supported by a range of pedagogical features, this book introduces undergraduate students from a range of different disciplinary backgrounds to the contemporary study of Africa.
Prefazione
A wide-ranging critical introduction to contemporary Africa, written in an accessible style. A brief introduction to the historical context, the countries and their peoples provides a backdrop to broad-ranging coverage of politics, economy, society and culture and of the continent's prospects today.
Testo aggiuntivo
No danger of a ‘Single Story’ here! Matthew Graham provides a superb in-depth analysis of the history and politics of contemporary Africa. A brilliant and succinct text. A must read for all scholars of African studies.
