A History of African Societies to 1870

Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press
9780521455992
0-521-45599-5

This detailed exploration of the African past, from prehistory to about 1870, offers an up-to-date complement to the Cambridge History of Africa. Covering all facets of the continent's history with exceptional.

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erudition, Professor Isichei displays immense learning and an exhaustive command of the literature. The study reflects several emphases in recent scholarship, focussing on 'history seen from below', on changing modes of production, on gender relations and on ecology. A second volume, now in preparation, will cover the period from 1870 to 1995.