Africa's past, our future / / Kathleen R. Smythe

• Autore: Smythe Kathleen R. <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Bloomington, [Indiana] ; ; Indianapolis, [Indiana] : , : Indiana University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Disciplina: 960
• Soggetto geografico: Africa History; Africa Civilization; Africa Social life and customs
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The longue duree -- Humanity's African origins -- Early subsistence : gathering-hunting and agriculture -- Early adaptation : climate change and pastoralism -- New ideas and tradition -- African institutions in the middle time frame -- Forms of political authority : heterarchy -- Forms of social organization : matriliny -- Recent history and politics -- African views on colonialism and development assistance (with Heidi Frontani) -- African contributions : economics, politics, and society (with Heidi Frontani) -- An African success story : Somaliland.
• Sommario/riassunto: Africa's Past, Our Future engages the history of the African continent through the perspective of global issues such as political instability, economic development, and climate change. Since the past may offer alternative models for thinking about our collective future, this book promotes an appreciation for African social, economic, and political systems that have endured over the long-term and that offer different ways of thinking about a sustainable future. Introducing readers to the wide variety of sources from which African history is constructed, the book's ten chapters cover human evolu
• Titolo autorizzato: Africa's past, our future
• ISBN: 0-253-01661-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461154903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II