The Historian in Tropical Africa

J. Vansina, R. Mauny, L. V. Thomas

A. The Techniques of the Historian In Africa B. The Historian Faced with Modern Africa C. Particular Aspects D. Some Elements of Regional History in Africa Part 2: Special Studies 1. Ethno-history of the Empire of Mutapa D. P. Abraham 2. The Use of Linguistic and Ethnographic Data in the Study of Idoma and Yoruba History R. G Armstrong 3. The Historical Uses of Comparative Ethnography with Special Reference to Benin and the Yoruba R.E. Bradbury 4. Traditions orales au Gabon H. Deschamps 6. The Mande and the Akan Hinterland J. Goody 7. Mythes et idéologies dans le Rwanda anciet et contemporain M. d'Hertefelt 8. Contibution à l'étude de l'histoire de la région tchadienne et considérations sur la méthode J-P Lebeuf 9. Les 'fossiles directeurs' en archéologie ouest africaine R. Mauny 10. Historical Evidence in Ga Religious Music J. H. K Nketia 11. Kingship and Statelessness Among the Nilotes B. E. Ogot 12. Reflections on the sources of Evidence for the Pre-Colonial History of East Africa R. A. Oliver 13. En quête d'une chronologie ivoirienne M. Y. Person 14. The Beginnings of Hausa Society, A. D. 1000-1500 M. G. Smith 15. De quelques attitudes africaines en matèire d'histoire locale 16. The Use of Process Models in African History J. Vansina 17. The Growth of the Akwapim State: A Study in the Control of Evidence I. Wilks