Africa

Endurance and Change South of the Sahara

Häftad, Engelska, 1992

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum1992-05-29
Mått152 x 232 x 28 mm
Vikt590 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor448
FörlagUniversity of California Press
ISBN9780520078819
ÖversättareMaisel, David

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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