A comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous continent, from the dawn of human time in prehist
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Content: Cover
A Short History of Africa
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Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Prehistoric Africa
Chapter Two: Ancient Civilisations and Medieval States
Chapter Three: Arabs and Islam
Chapter Four: Trade
Chapter Five: The Arrival of the Europeans and the Beginning of the Slave Trade
Chapter Six: Sub-Saharan Africa to the Eighteenth Century
Chapter Seven: The Nineteenth Century: Prelude to Conquest
Chapter Eight: The Nineteenth Century: Conquest and Colonisation
Chapter Nine: Colonial Rule in Africa
Chapter Ten: Nationalism and Independence. Chapter Eleven: Africa Since IndependenceChapter Twelve: Africa in the 21st Century
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