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Africa, Fourth Edition /

Since the publication of the first edition in 1977, Africa has established itself as a leading resource for teaching, business, and scholarship. This fourth edition has been completely revised and focuses on the dynamism and diversity of contemporary Africa. The volume emphasizes contemporary cultur...

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Autores principales: Hanson, John H., 1956- (Autor, Editor ), Grosz-Ngate, Maria Luise (Autor, Editor )
Otros Autores: O'Meara, Patrick (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2014.
Edición:Fourth edition.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 0 |t Africa : a geographic frame /  |r James Delehanty --  |t Legacies of the past : themes in African history /  |r John Akare Aden and John H. Hanson --  |t Social relations : family, kinship, and community /  |r Maria Grosz-Ngate --  |t Making a living : African livelihoods /  |r Gracia Clark and Katherine Wiley --  |t Religions in Africa /  |r John H. Hanson --  |t Urban spaces, lives, and projects in Africa /  |r Karen Tranberg Hansen --  |t Health, illness, and healing in African societies /  |r Tracy J. Luedke --  |t Visual art in Africa /  |r Patrick McNaughton and Diane Pelrine --  |t African music flows /  |r Daniel B. Reed and Ruth M. Stone --  |t Literature in Africa /  |r Eileen Julien --  |t African film /  |r Akin Adesokan --  |t African politics and the future of democracy /  |r Amos Sawyer, Lauren M. MacLean and Carolyn E. Holmes --  |t Development in Africa : tempered hope /  |r Raymond Muhula and Stephen N. Ndegwa --  |t Human rights in Africa /  |r Takyiwaa Manuh --  |t Print and electronic resources /  |r Marion Frank-Wilson. 
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