ABSTRACT

Focussing on the problems of change and resistance to change that mark the African sub-continent, this book examines Africa's place in the world from earliest times. It considers the nature of its peoples in their prehistoric development, the ways in which their cultures were oriented, and the ways in which these cultures guided their reactions to European ideas. It also assesses the human responses to industrial, technological and economic changes and the re-discovery by the Africans of African culture.
Originally published in 1962.

chapter |21 pages

The World Setting

chapter |27 pages

The People and Their Past

chapter |27 pages

The Incomers

chapter |37 pages

The Land

chapter |40 pages

The Book

chapter |42 pages

The School

chapter |39 pages

The City

chapter |42 pages

Toward Self-Government

chapter |35 pages

Politics and Polarities

chapter |42 pages

Economic Change

chapter |22 pages

Bibiliography