The Cambridge History of Africa

by Richard Gray

Book Overview

The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Africa were a period of transition, with the trade in slaves and firearms on the Atlantic coast laying some of the foundations for European colonialism. But for most of the continent, external forces were still of marginal significance. African initiative remained supreme and produced a rich variety of political, social and intellectual innovations. In eight regional chapters the contributors to this volume,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521204135
• ISBN13: 9780521204132
• Release Date: October 1975
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 754 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"