Africa in World History: From Prehistory to the Present

by Jonathan T. Reynolds, Erik Gilbert, Jonathan Reynolds

Book Overview

Provides a view of African history in the wider context of world history. Africa in World History is the first comprehensive survey to illustrate how Africans have influenced regions beyond their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130929077
• ISBN13: 9780130929075
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

brilliant

I found this to be a excellent introduction to African History. The authors present the complexity of African History very well and do so in a way that is respectful to Africans. I especially appriciated the attention to common mistakes about Africa.

Body-State Metaphor

I began looking at the dramatic changes in Tanzania with several Middle School students when a parent suggested this book by Reynolds. It is certainly a good read. Our first exposure to the world's oldest political metaphor (body-state metaphor of Aesop's Fable BELLY and the MEMBERS) came through a friend in Cameroon, another influential ex-colony. The list goes on and it was hard for us to pick a favorite chapter. We will place this one next to our most popular non-textbook.