Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth CenturyUniversity of California Press, 1992 - 1045 стор. The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization. Each volume is lavishly illustrated and contains a comprehensive bibliography. This fifth volume of the acclaimed series covers the history of the continent from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the close of the eighteenth century in which two themes emerge: first, the continuing internal evolution of the states and cultures of Africa during this period; second, the increasing involvement of Africa in external trade--with major but unforeseen consequences for the whole world. In North Africa, we see the Ottomans conquer Egypt. South of the Sahara, some of the larger, older states collapse, and new power bases emerge. Traditional religions continue to coexist with both Christianity (suffering setbacks) and Islam (in the ascendancy). Along the coast, particularly of West Africa, Europeans establish a trading network which, with the development of New World plantation agriculture, becomes the focus of the international slave trade. The immediate consequences of this trade for Africa are explored, and it is argued that the long-term global consequences include the foundation of the present world-economy with all its built-in inequalities. |
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Note on chronology | ix |
List of Plates | xvii |
Preface | xxiii |
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African agricultural Aḥmad Akan Antemoro Arab Asante Atlantic Bambara became Benin Borno Buganda Bunyoro Central centre chiefdoms chiefs Christian clan coast coastal colonial cultural dominated Dutch dynasty East eastern economic Egypt eighteenth century empire established Ethiopia Ethiopian ethnic Europe European expansion export Fulbe Fundj Futa Jallon Futa Toro Gobir gold Grandidier groups Hausa Hausaland ibid important influence Islam island ivory Kano Katsina Kebbi Khoi Kilwa king kingdom Kongo land Loango Lunda Madagascar Maghreb Mamluk Mande marabout Maravi Mawlay migration military Mombasa Morocco movement Muḥammad Muslim Mutapa Naaba Niger Nile Nilotic nineteenth century northern odjaks oral traditions organized Oromo Ottoman period political population Portuguese production region reign religious river royal rule rulers Senegambia settlement seventeenth century Shilluk sixteenth century slave trade social societies Songhay southern Sudan Sultan Swahili territory Timbuktu towns village Waalo West Africa Western Zambezi Zamfara