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Africa's Past, Our Future engages the history of the African continent through the perspective of global issues such as political instability, economic development, and climate change. Since the past may offer alternative models for thinking about our collective future, this book promotes an ap...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smythe, Kathleen R., 1966- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Africa > Civilization.
Africa > History.
Africa > Social life and customs.
HISTORY > Africa > General.
Civilization.
Manners and customs.
Africa > History.
Africa > Civilization.
Africa > Social life and customs.
Afrique > Histoire.
Afrique > Mœurs et coutumes.
Africa.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The longue durée
  • Humanity's African origins
  • Early subsistence : gathering-hunting and agriculture
  • Early adaptation : climate change and pastoralism
  • New ideas and tradition
  • African institutions in the middle time frame
  • Forms of political authority : heterarchy
  • Forms of social organization : matriliny
  • Recent history and politics
  • African views on colonialism and development assistance (with Heidi Frontani)
  • African contributions : economics, politics, and society (with Heidi Frontani)
  • An African success story : Somaliland.

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