{"product_id":"a-companion-to-african-history-hardback-9780470656310","title":"A Companion to African History (Hardback) 9780470656310","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to African History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam H. Worger (Edited by), W Worger (Author), Charles Ambler (Edited by), Nwando Achebe (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470656310, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 November 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e544 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 17.5 x 3 cm, 0.953 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This wide-ranging collection provides timely historiographical entry points to some of the most lively conversations in the field of African history, as well as case studies illustrating contemporary methodological approaches.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eD. McNutt\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Tennessee Chattanooga\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eCHOICE, May 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCovers the history of the entire African continent, from prehistory to the present day\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Companion to African History\u003c\/i\u003e embraces the diverse regions, subject matter, and disciplines of the African continent, while also providing chronological and geographical coverage of basic historical developments. Two dozen essays by leading international scholars explore the challenges facing this relatively new field of historical enquiry and present the dynamic ways in which historians and scholars from other fields such as archaeology, anthropology, political science, and economics are forging new directions in thinking and research. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComprised of six parts, the book begins with thematic approaches to African history—exploring the environment, gender and family, medical practices, and more. Section two covers Africa’s early history and its pre-colonial past—early human adaptation, the emergence of kingdoms, royal power, and warring states. The third section looks at the era of the slave trade and European expansion. Part four examines the process of conquest—the discovery of diamonds and gold, military and social response, and more. Colonialism is discussed in the sixth section, with chapters on the economy transformed due to the development of agriculture and mining industries. The last section studies the continent from post World War II all the way up to modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAims at capturing the enthusiasms of practicing historians, and encouraging similar passion in a new generation of scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes linkages within Africa as well as between the continent and other parts of the world\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAll chapters include significant historiographical content and suggestions for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a global team of writers with unique backgrounds and views\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures case studies with illustrative examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a field traditionally marked by narrow specialisms, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to African History\u003c\/i\u003e is an ideal book for advanced students, researchers, historians, and scholars looking for a broad yet unique overview of African history as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction: Identities and (Mis)Representations 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam H. Worger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I THE PERSONAL 13\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Tracing the Roots of Common Sense about Sexuality in Africa 15\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarc Epprecht\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Masculinities 35\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephan F. Miescher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Colonialism, Christianity, and Personhood 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNimi Wariboko\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Settler Societies 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicola Ginsburgh and Will Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II WOMEN’S ROLES IN INSTITUTIONS OF POWER 93\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Women, Authority, and Power in Precolonial Southeast Africa: The Production and Destruction of Historical Knowledge on Queen Mother Ntombazi of the Ndwandwe 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Love, Courtship, and Marriage in Africa 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNwando Achebe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Slavery and Women in Africa: Changing Definitions, Continuing Problems 143\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eClaire C. Robertson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III FAMILY AND COMMUNITY 161\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Kinship in African History 163\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames L. Giblin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Ethnicity in Southern Africa 179\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael R. Mahoney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Ethnicity and Race in African Thought 199\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathon Glassman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Islam in African History 225\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSean Hanretta and Shobana Shankar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Refugees in African History 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrett Shadle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV AFRICANS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Science in Africa: A History of Ingenuity and Invention in African Iron Technology 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter R. Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Africa and Environmental History 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGregory H. Maddox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Health and Medicine in African History 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren E. Flint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Wealth and Poverty in African History 329\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorten Jerven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V AFRICANS AND THE WORLD 351\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 The Idea of the Atlantic World from an Africanist Perspective 353\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWalter Hawthorne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Swahili Literature and the Writing of African History 367\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnn Biersteker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Africa and the Cold War 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy Scarnecchia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 The Horn of Africa from the Cold War to the War on Terror 401\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAwet T. Weldemichael\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI AFRICAN SELF‐REPRESENTATIONS 419\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 The Art of Memory and the Chancery of Sinnar 421\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJay Spaulding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Apartheid Forgotten and Remembered 431\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNancy L. Clark and William H. 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