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• Provides an overview of the geography, demography, and languages of the African continent. 
• Describes the traditional cultural forms and institutions found throughout Africa. 
• Explores African history in terms of state building, alliance formation, and the rise and decline of various kingdoms. 
• Discusses the African experience under European colonial rule. 
• Examines African resistance to colonial rule and the influence of external and internal factors on that resistance. 
• Takes a critical look at progress in Africa in the post-independence era. 
• Analyzes the past and present roles played by Africa on the world stage.

New To This Edition

• More in-depth coverage of the French, Belgian, and German missions in Africa develops a fuller understanding of the continent’s colonial history. 
• Two new case studies on Nigeria and Uganda offer illustrations of the different paths to African independence. 
• The conflicts in Sudan and the Congo are assessed within the context of the challenges faced by African countries after independence. 
• A new chapter–Chapter 7, “The African Struggle for Democracy and Free Markets”–provides current assessments of democratization and economic development throughout the region. 
• New coverage of the African Union details this organization’s evolution as a regional and global actor. 
• Each chapter includes the latest regional developments, scholarship, and data.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Continent and Its People

Chapter 2. African Traditional Institutions

Chapter 3. Political Development in Historic Africa

Chapter 4. Colonialism and the African Experience

Chapter 5. African Nationalism and the Struggle for Freedom

Chapter 6. African Independence: The First Thirty Years

Chapter 7. The African Struggle for Democracy and Free Markets

Chapter 8. Africa in World Affairs

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History of Africa  (Western & World History)

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• African Experience, The: An Introduction, 2/E
  Khapoya
  ©1998  |  Longman  |  Paper; 336 pp  |  Out of Print
  ISBN-10: 0137458525  |  ISBN-13: 9780137458523
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  Undergraduate courses in African Politics, History of Africa, or Comparative Politics (country focus).

  This text provides an interdisciplinary introduction to Africa -- covering its physical attributes, history, social structure, and culture.

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• The African Experience, 4/E
  Khapoya
  ©2013  |  Longman  |  Paper; 304 pp  |  Estimated Availability : 02/15/2012
  ISBN-10: 0205851711  |  ISBN-13: 9780205851713
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  The African Experience is the only interdisciplinary survey to examine this region of the world from geographic, linguistic, social, historical, and political perspectives.

   

  Drawing on research from all of the social sciences, this text captures Africa in its complex totality. The African Experience helps students develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of Africa, one that allows them to grasp the region’s internal dynamics and its evolving place in the world.

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• The African Experience, 4/E
  Khapoya
  ©2013  |  Longman  |  Paper; 304 pp  |  Estimated Availability : 02/15/2012
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  The African Experience is the only interdisciplinary survey to examine this region of the world from geographic, linguistic, social, historical, and political perspectives.

   

  Drawing on research from all of the social sciences, this text captures Africa in its complex totality. The African Experience helps students develop a comprehensive and critical understanding of Africa, one that allows them to grasp the region’s internal dynamics and its evolving place in the world.

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