ABSTRACT
This is a synthesis of case studies and theory which takes issue with established African demographic theory, emphasising that demography is an historical process, a permanent and varied adaptation to social and economic change. The book covers 20 African societies in the sub-Saharan region, examining not the effects of slavery, colonialism and capitalism on each, but also the resistance and resilience of indigenous African institutions and individuals.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|42 pages
Prelude to Colonialism: Sequels of Slavery
chapter 4|13 pages
Population and Capitalist Development in Precolonial West Africa
part II|59 pages
West Africa: The Demographic Effects of French Colonial Policies
chapter 6|14 pages
"Faire Du Negre"
part III|35 pages
Central Africa: Forced Migration and the Demographic Regime
chapter 9|16 pages
Extracting People from Precapitalist Production
part IV|47 pages
East and Northeast Africa: Conquest and the Readjustment of Fertility and Mortality
chapter 11|14 pages
Differential High Fertility and Demographic Transitions
part V|50 pages
Southern Africa: Intense Pressures on Demographic Viability
part VI|11 pages
Conclusion