Africa

Endurance and Change South of the Sahara

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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Beskrivning

This masterful synthesis explains how Africa has come to be a land torn by incessant conflict among its impoverished peoples and countries, a continent living through the gravest social revolution of its history, experiencing the world's fastest demographic growth. Weaving together four major themes - population, political power, the peasantry, and the new growth of the cities - Coquery-Vidrovitch demonstrates the need to recognize the extremely complex heritage of African societies if one is to understand the present or act upon the future of the continent.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1992-05-29
Mått:152 x 232 x 28 mm
Vikt:590 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:448
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520078819
Översättare:Maisel, David

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Catherine Coquery-Vidrovitch is Professor of History at the University of Paris. She is the author and editor of numerous books on historical and contemporary Africa.

Innehållsförteckning

LIST OF MAPS PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTSINTRODUCTION PART I. AFRICAN DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH: THE MOST ERRATIC DEVELOPMENT IN HISTORY1. Demography, Ecology, and History 2. The Effects of the Atlantic Slave Trade3. Demography and ColonizationPART II. THE STATE: FROM CHIEFSHIP TO MILITARY POPULISM4. Precolonial Rule: From the Rural Community to the State 5. State Resistance to Colonial Control 6. From Chiefdom to Tribalism: The Contradictions of Government PART III. THE LAND: FROM SUBSISTENCE TO SCARCITY 7. Peasant Societies: Endurance and Change8. Capitalism or Socialism? Recent Developments in the Rural Sector 9. Revolt and Resistance, Collaboration and AssimilationPART IV. LABOR AND THE CITY: AFRICA'S FUTURE10. Workers: From Labor Migration to Proletarianization11. Labor Action: Social Protest to the End of World War II 12. Trade Unionism and Nationalism: The Slow Growth of Sociopolitical Movements 13. Cities, Social Classes, and the Informal Sector: The Future of PovertyCONCLUSION APPENDIX: THE SOURCES OF AFRICAN DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY NOTESBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX