Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition

Robert Stock is Internationalization Coordinator in the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Saskatchwean, Canada. He previously taught in the Department of Geography and in the Development Studies program at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

Part 1: Introduction. Africa in the New Millennium. Part 2: Overview. The Map of Africa. Imagining Africa: Roots of Western Perceptions of the Continent. Culture and Society. Part 3: The Physical Environment. Geology and Geomorphology of Africa. Africa's Climate: Regions, Dynamics, and Change. Biogeography and Ecology. Part 4: Africa in Historical Perspective. The African Past. The Colonial Legacy. Independent Africa: The Struggle Continues. Part 5: Dynamics of Population. Population Distribution. Population Growth. Population Mobility. Part 6: Rural Economies. Indigenous Food Production Systems. Agrarian Development and Change. Food Security. Part 7: Urban Economies and Societies. The Evolution of Urban Structure. Urban Economies. Housing Africa's Urban Population. Part 8: Social Geography. African Women and Development. Children in Africa: Prospects for the Next Generation. Social Policy: The Health Sector. Part 9: Resources. Mineral Resources. Water Resources. Flora and Fauna as Economic Resources. Part 10: African Economies. Africa in the World Economy. National Economies: Strategies for Growth and Development. Civil Society and Local Self-Reliance in Development. Part 11: Political Geography: Regional Case Studies. Nigeria: The Politics of Accommodating Diversity. South Africa in the Postapartheid Era. Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda: Prospects for Integration. Part 12: Conclusion. Which Future?