Overview

1. The Map of Africa

2. Imagining Africa: Roots of Western Perceptions of the Continent

3. Thinking about Development: Development Theory and Practice in the African Context

Culture and Society

4. African Culture: Diversity and Creativity

5. Societal Diversity: Language, Ethnicity, and Religion

6. Gender Dynamics: Men and Women in African Societies

The Physical Environment

7. Geology and Geomorphology of Africa

8. Africa’s Climate: Regions, Dynamics, and Change

9. Biogeography and Ecology

Africa in Historical Perspective

10. The African Past

11. The Colonial Legacy

12. Independent Africa: Politics and Development

Dynamics of Population

13. Population Distribution

14. Population Growth

15. Population Mobility

African Economies

16. Africa in the World Economy

17. National Economies: Strategies for Growth and Development

18. Prospects for Economic Integration

Rural Economies

19. Indigenous Food Production Systems

20. Agrarian Development and Change

21. Food Security

Urban Economies and Societies

22. The Evolution of Urban Structure

23. Urban Economies

24. Urban Living Environments

Resources

25. Mineral and Energy Resources

26. Water Resources

27. Flora and Fauna as Economic Resources

Social Geography

28. Living in Poverty

29. Social Policy: The Health Sector

30. Children in Africa: Prospects for the Next Generation

Conclusion: Which Future?

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