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OverviewThe popularity of the first edition of this book necessitated a second revised and updated version to record the many challenges in Africa since the first edition appeared in 1998. Africa is a vast and fascinating continent whose population is fast approaching the one billion mark. Africa also has more politically independent states than any other continent. Africa A-Z attempts to provide, in a concise manner, the facts for an elementary understanding of the continent and its complex problems. The book falls into main sections; the five chapters on the first main section focus on the continent as a whole, dealing with its physical and human diversity, its eventful history and Africans' struggle for economic survival. The second main section contains profiles of 57 independent and non-independent countries, ranging from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Presentation of the profiles is uniform, in that the same themes are covered in each profile. The data panels with the profiles contain data not provided in the text. The maps, appearing throughout the text were produced by AISA's cartography department. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Pieter Esterhuysen , Elize Van AsPublisher: Africa Institute of South Africa Imprint: Africa Institute of South Africa ISBN: 9780798301992ISBN 10: 0798301996 Pages: 379 Publication Date: 29 December 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsProfiles of the continent: Geography and population; Peoples and origins; Colonial to present times; Developing economies; Regional economic groupings. Country profiles A-Z: Detailed list of contents; Geographical regions; Countries.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |