The Oxford handbook of modern African history / edited by John Parker and Richard Reid.
| Other author | Parker, John, 1960- |
| Other author | Reid, Richard J. (Richard James) |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Oxford University Press, |
| Description | xxii, 536 p. : maps ; 26 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online 2013 History |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online History |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Modern African history |
| Series | Oxford handbooks. Oxford handbooks. ^A611862 |
| Contents | Introduction : African histories : past, present, and future / Richard Reid and John Parker -- Key themes in African history. Ecology and environment / James McCann ; Demography and disease / Shane Doyle ; African slave trades in global perspective / Pier M. Larson ; States and statelessness / Walter Hawthorne ; Ethnicity and identity / Richard Waller ; Warfare and the military / Richard Reid ; The African diaspora / John Parker -- The colonial encounter. African colonial states / Heather J. Sharkey ; Law, crime, and punishment in colonial Africa / Richard Roberts ; Work and migration / Emily Lynn Osborn ; Chieftaincy / Justin Willis ; Between the present and history : African nationalism and decolonization / Jean Allman -- Religion and belief. Islam / Marie Miran-Guyon and Jean-Louis Triaud ; Christianity / David Maxwell ; Indigenous African religions / Robert M. Baum ; New religious movements / Sean Hanretta -- Society and economy. Education and literacy / Carol Summers ; Women and gender / Barbara M. Cooper ; Urbanization and urban cultures / John Parker ; Health and healing / Nancy Rose Hunt ; Youth / Nicolas Argenti and Deborah Durham ; Economic growth / Morten Jerven -- Arts and the media. Visual cultures / Sidney Littlefield Kasfir ; Music in modern African history / Viet Erlmann ; African literary histories and history in African literatures / Stephanie Newell ; Communications and media in African history / James R. Brennan. |
| Scope and content | "This collection of essays ... will allow readers to explore various aspects ... of the continent's history over the last two hundred years."--Book jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013941224 |
| ISBN | 019957247X |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |