Understanding Africa: A Political Economy Perspective / Edition 1

by Richard A. Fredland

Overview

Africa is a fascinating, complex, and infuriating place. This valuable work covers a broad range of topics aiming to make Africa comprehensible to the general reader. Richard A. Fredland based this book on his extensive travels and research in many African countries. The author offers a systematic and integrated portrait of the continent and its peoples through detailed analysis of African history, political systems, social, cultural and economic development, and present-day problems and prospects.
The book is richly illustrated with photographs and supplemented with tables and appendices.
A Burnham Publishers book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830415632
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.08(h) x 0.70(d)

Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction Part 2 Before the Present Age: History and Geography Chapter 3 Geography Chapter 4 History Part 5 The Colonial Experience: Precursor to Subservience Chapter 6 Culture and Colonization Chapter 7 Fallout from Colonization Part 8 Postindependent Africa Chapter 9 Political Structures Chapter 10 Economic Factors Part 11 African Development Chapter 12 Economic Development Chapter 13 Political Development Chapter 14 Cultural Development Chapter 15 Financial Development Chapter 16 Development and Religion Part 17 African Political Systems Chapter 18 Politics and Poverty Chapter 19 Politics and Problems Part 20 African Images of Self: Modernization in the Twentieth Century Chapter 21 The International Arena Chapter 22 Independence Part 23 Dilemmas of Development Part 24 South Africa: A Speical Case Part 25 Africa and the International System Chapter 26 Africa and the Cold War Chapter 27 Postindependence Objectives Chapter 28 Regionalism Part 29 Problems and Prospects Chapter 30 Impediments to Progress Part 31 Conclusion Part 32 Appendix A: General Data for Selected African States Part 33 Appendix B: African Financial Data