Africa in Global History with Sources
Title | Africa in Global History with Sources PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Harms |
Publisher | W. W. Norton |
Total Pages | 784 |
Release | 2018-06-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780393927573 |
Award-winning historian Robert Harms offers a contemporary history of Africa--one that reflects the continent's cultural richness and diversity while presenting its history in a global context. A chronological narrative covers the origins of humankind to the present, focusing on similarities and differences across regions and the continent as a whole. A stunning full-color design engages the reader with primary sources, images, and maps, and instructor resources enhance the teaching experience.
Africa in Global History with Sources
Title | Africa in Global History with Sources PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Harms |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 784 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780393643190 |
Africa in Global History
Title | Africa in Global History PDF eBook |
Author | Toyin Falola |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | 439 |
Release | 2021-12-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3110678012 |
This handbook places emphasis on modern/contemporary times, and offers relevant sophisticated and comprehensive overviews. It aims to emphasize the religious, economic, political, cultural and social connections between Africa and the rest of the world and features comparisons as well as an interdisciplinary approach in order to examine the place of Africa in global history. "This book makes an important contribution to the discussion on the place of Africa in the world and of the world in Africa. An outstanding work of scholarship, it powerfully demonstrates that Africa is not marginal to global concerns. Its labor and resources have made our world, and the continent deserves our respect." – Mukhtar Umar Bunza, Professor of Social History, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and Commissioner for Higher Education, Kebbi State, Nigeria "This is a deep plunge into the critical place of Africa in global history. The handbook blends a rich set of important tapestries and analysis of the conceptual framework of African diaspora histories, imperialism and globalization. By foregrounding the authentic voices of African interpreters of transnational interactions and exchanges, the Handbook demonstrates a genuine commitment to the promotion of decolonized and indigenous knowledge on African continent and its peoples." – Samuel Oloruntoba, Visiting Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, Carleton University
Sources and Methods in African History
Title | Sources and Methods in African History PDF eBook |
Author | Toyin Falola |
Publisher | University Rochester Press |
Total Pages | 438 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781580461405 |
An overview of the ongoing methods used to understand African history. Spurred in part by the ongoing re-evaluation of sources and methods in research, African historiography in the past two decades has been characterized by the continued branching and increasing sophistication of methodologies and areas of specialization. The rate of incorporation of new sources and methods into African historical research shows no signs of slowing. This book is both a snapshot of current academic practice and an attempt to sort throughsome of the problems scholars face within this unfolding web of sources and methods. The book is divided into five sections, each of which begins with a short introduction by a distinguished Africanist scholar. The first sectiondeals with archaeological contributions to historical research. The second section examines the methodologies involved in deciphering historically accurate African ethnic identities from the records of the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The third section mines old documentary sources for new historical perspectives. The fourth section deals with the method most often associated with African historians, that of drawing historical data from oral tradition. Thefifth section is devoted to essays that present innovative sources and methods for African historical research. Together, the essays in this cutting-edge volume represent the current state of the art in African historical research. Toyin Falola is the Jacob and Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Christian Jennings is a Doctoral Candidatein History at the University of Texas at Austin.
Africa in global history
Title | Africa in global history PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021 |
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African History through Sources: Volume 1, Colonial Contexts and Everyday Experiences, c.1850–1946
Title | African History through Sources: Volume 1, Colonial Contexts and Everyday Experiences, c.1850–1946 PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy J. Jacobs |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 345 |
Release | 2014-06-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1139952358 |
African History through Sources recounts the history of colonial Africa through more than 100 primary sources produced by a variety of actors: ordinary men and women, the educated elite, and colonial officials. Including official documents, as well as interviews, memoirs, lyrics, and photographs, the book balances coverage of the state and economy with attention to daily life, family life, and cultural change. Entries are drawn from all around sub-Saharan Africa, and many have been translated into English for the first time. Introductions to each source and chapter provide context and identify themes. African History through Sources allows readers to analyze change, understand perspectives, and imagine everyday life during an extraordinary time.
African History through Sources
Title | African History through Sources PDF eBook |
Author | Nancy J. Jacobs |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 345 |
Release | 2014-06-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107030897 |
A collection of primary source documents on sub-Saharan Africa during the colonial period.