{"product_id":"africans-and-their-history-isbn-9780452011816","title":"Africans and Their History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfricans and Their History\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles in fascinating detail African history from prehistoric times through the end of the 20th century. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfrica has witnessed the birth of many important developments in history. Human evolution, including the use of fire, food production via plant cultivation and animal domestication, as well as the creation of sophisticated tools and hunting weapons from iron took place in Africa. Other historical events such as the slave trade, which played a critical role in Western economic power, the rise of Islam as one of the world's dominant religions, and colonization and struggles for independence occurred on African soil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally publihsed in 1972, this second revised edition\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a concise and authoritative overview of the diverse peoples and societies of Africa and includes events through the end of the 20th century, including the emergence of a free South Africa and its landmark enactment of a constitution that recognizes even more rights than the American constitution.\u003ci\u003ePreface to the Second Revised Edition\u003cbr\u003ePreface to the First Edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. A Tradition of Myths and Stereotypes\u003cbr\u003e2. The Evolution of Early African Societies\u003cbr\u003e3. Early Kingdoms, and City-States\u003cbr\u003e4. Africa and the World, 1400-1850\u003cbr\u003e5. The Expansion of Africa\u003cbr\u003e6. Repatriation and the Development of a Pan-Africanist Tradition\u003cbr\u003e7. Politics and State-Building I: The Guinea Coast and Forest Regions\u003cbr\u003e8. Politics and State-Building II: The Sudan\u003cbr\u003e9. Politics and State-Building III: Central and Southern Africa\u003cbr\u003e10. Politics and Trade in East Africa\u003cbr\u003e11. The Scramble and Partition\u003cbr\u003e12. African Diplomacy, Resistance, and Rebellion\u003cbr\u003e13. The European Colonizers: Policies and Practices\u003cbr\u003e14. The Struggle for Independence\u003cbr\u003e15. The Transformation in Southern Africa: South Africa and Namibia\u003cbr\u003e16. The Quest for Unity\u003cbr\u003e17. Africa and Contemporary Issues\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliographical Notes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph E. Harris\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of history at Howard University. He is the author of several academic books on African history. He makes his home in Silver Spring, Maryland.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300093481189,"sku":"NP9780452011816","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452011816.jpg?v=1767721090","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/africans-and-their-history-isbn-9780452011816","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}