Key events in African history : a reference guide /

Provides information on thirty-six key events from the prehistoric past to the dawn of the twenty-first century which have shaped the history of Africa.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Falola, Toyin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Temas:
HISTORY > General.
Africa > History.
Afrique > Histoire.
Africa.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Timeline of historical events
  • The prehistoric past: the evolution of homo sapiens sapiens, 40,000 B.C.
  • The agricultural revolution, 5000 B.C.+
  • The civilization of ancient Egypt, 3100 B.C.+
  • The iron age and the spread of Bantu speakers, 730 B.C.+
  • The rise of Kush and Aksum, 730 B.C.+
  • The Greeks and Romans in North Africa, 332 B.C.+
  • Ethiopia: the emergence of a Christian kingdom, 1250 A.D.+
  • The spread of Islam, 622 A.D. onward
  • Kingdoms of West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, A.D. 1000-1600
  • The rise of the Swahili city-states of East Africa, tenth-fourteenth century A.D.
  • The Atlantic slave trade, 1440-1870
  • The organization of societies, fifteenth century A.D. onward
  • The outbreak of Islamic jihad, 1804
  • Wars and revolution among the Yoruba, 1817-93
  • The spread of Christianity, 1804 onward
  • The rise of Muhammad Ali of Egypt, 1811-47
  • The Mfecane: Shaka and the Zulu kingdom, 1816-40
  • European conquest and African response, 1885-1900
  • The colonial experience, 1900-39
  • The entrenchment of Apartheid in South Africa, 1948
  • Africa drawn into the Second World War, 1940-45
  • The end of European rule, 1951-90
  • Violence to gain national liberation, 1952-62
  • Confrontation with the gains and pains if independence, 1958-70
  • The formation of the organization of African unity, 1963
  • Coups, counter coups, and military regimes, 1963 onward
  • Ufamaa and policy choices, 1967 onward
  • The creation of the economic community of West African states, 1975
  • Portuguese colonies attain freedom, 1975
  • Cultural revival and cultural inventory: the second world festival of African arts and culture, 1977
  • The women's decade, 1975-85
  • A continent in deep crisis, 1980
  • Environmental challenges, 1980 onward
  • African refugees, 1980 onward
  • Africa in world politics in transition, 1980s onward
  • The fall of Apartheid and the advent of Nelson Mandela's government, 1994-99.

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