Africa in Global History : : A Handbook / / ed. by Toyin Falola, Mohammed Bashir Salau.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• MitwirkendeR: Abdulrahman, Ajibola A.,; Ackah, William,; Bashir Salau, Mohammed,; Bukola Adeyemi, Oyeniyi,; Echa Attah, Noah,; Falola, Toyin,; Gasbarri, Flavia,; Hyacinth Iwu, Nnaoma,; Imbua, David L.,; Inyabri, Idom T.,; Kuba, Abdul,; Machado, Pedro,; Mitchell, Peter J.,; Mxolisi Ndlovu, Sifiso,; Olatunde Ilo, Moses I.,; Oluyitan, J.A.,; Onwaniban, Evelyn,; Saho, Bala,; Sakariyau Alabi, Aliyu,; Yuzhou Sun, Jodie,
• HerausgeberIn: Falola, Toyin,; Salau, Mohammed Bashir,
• Place / Publishing House: München ;, Wien : : De Gruyter Oldenbourg, , [2021]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter Reference
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (VIII, 431 p.)

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

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Human Origins, Early Societies and Migration to 1000 CE -- Chapter 2 Africa in the Mediterranean World -- Chapter 3 Tran-Saharan Networks to 1800 -- Chapter 4 Africa and the Indian Ocean World to 1800 -- Chapter 5 Africa and the Atlantic World, 1400–1860 -- Chapter 6 Africa and Europe in the Nineteenth Century: The “Legitimate Trade” Era and Christian Missionaries -- Chapter 7 The European Conquest of Africa, 1879–1914 -- Chapter 8 Impact of African Colonial Experience 1914– 1940 -- Chapter 9 Africa and the World Wars -- Chapter 10 Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa, 1918–1975 -- Chapter 11 South African Apartheid and Resistance: A Global History -- Chapter 12 The Geopolitics and Geo-economics of Apartheid South Africa and the Cold War: A Global History -- Chapter 13 Diseases and Medicines in African History -- Chapter 14 Africa and the Globalization of Religion in the Contemporary Era -- Chapter 15 Africa and the Cold War -- Chapter 16 Africa and the USA -- Chapter 17 Africa and China -- Chapter 18 Foreign Aid to Africa Since 1940 -- Chapter 19 Globalization, African Popular Culture and Hip Hop: An Embedded History -- Chapter 20 Contemporary Globalization and Africa -- Select Bibliography -- Notes on Contributors -- Index