New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Introduction. African histories : past, present, and future / Richard Reid and John Parker — Key themes in African history. Ecology and environment / James McCann Demography and disease / Shane Doyle African slave trades in global perspective / Pier M. Larson States and statelessness / Walter Hawthorne Ethnicity and identity / Richard Waller Warfare and the military / Richard Reid The African diaspora / John Parker — The colonial encounter. African colonial states / Heather J. Sharkey Law, crime, and punishment in colonial Africa / Richard Roberts Work and migration / Emily Lynn Osborn Chieftaincy / Justin Willis Between the present and history : African nationalism and decolonization / Jean Allman — Religion and belief. Islam / Marie Miran-Guyon and Jean-Louis Triaud Christianity / David Maxwell Indigenous African religions / Robert M. Baum New religious movements / Sean Hanretta — Society and economy. Education and literacy / Carol Summers Women and gender / Barbara M. Cooper Urbanization and urban cultures / John Parker Health and healing / Nancy Rose Hunt Youth / Nicolas Argenti and Deborah Durham Economic growth / Morten Jerven — Arts and the media. Visual cultures / Sidney Littlefield Kasfir Music in modern African history / Veit Erlmann African literary histories and history in African literatures / Stephanie Newell Communications and media in African history / James R. Brennan.
- This collection of essays … will allow readers to explore various aspects … of the continent’s history over the last two hundred years — Book jacket.
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