The Africans A Reader - 2nd Edition Author:Toby Kleban Levine (Editor), Ali A. Mazrui (Editor) Contemporary Africa is the product of three major influences--an indigenous heritage, Western culture, and Islamic culture. The Africans looks at these legacies, how they co-exist, and their impact on the continent and the people who were called African. This Reader, a supplement to the telecourse, provides an introduction to a variety of histor... more »ical and contemporary writings on Africa.
Indigenous Africa / Christopher Davis-Roberts
Anatomy of a continent / Merrick Posnansky
The triple heritage of lifestyles / Elliott P. Skinner
New gods / Lamin Sanneh
Exploitation / Robert I. Rotberg
New conflicts / Pearl T. Robinson
In search of stability: independence and experimentation / Fred M. Hayward
A garden of Eden in decay? / Victor Olorunsola, with the assistance of Dan Muhwezi
A conflict of cultures / Elliott P. Skinner, Gwendolyn Mikell
Africa in the world / Victor T. Le Vine
Africa is one: the view from the Sahara / Ali A. Mazrui