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Paths in the Rainforests: Towards a History of Political Tradition in Equatorial Africa
Paths in the Rainforests Towards a History of Political Tradition in Equatorial Africa Author:Jan Vansina The rainforests of equatorial Africa cover an area almost as large as Western Europe and some 12 million people live there. So why has this area remained without a historiography? Vansina disputes the myth of an unchanging past in a hostile environment and demonstrates that there are rich and complex political, social and economic histories to b... more »e uncovered, as varied as the forest habitats themselves. North America: University of Wisconsin Press« less