For a long time Africa has been portrayed as a continent peopled with stereotypes. This book aims to search for new perspectives, exploring the cultures of the people, their past, and the evolution of the wildlife.

For far too long Africa has been portrayed as a continent peopled with stereotypes and obscured by myth. The time for such distortions is past; Africa-A Continent revealed was conceived in the search for a new perspective. This book's exciting approach springs from a growing awareness that not only is the African environment unique, but that Africa accounts for all things African: the distinctive cultures of her peoples, the dynamics of her past, the evolution of her wildlife--and the harsh realities of her future. The authoritative text, based on up-to-date research, is integrated through thought-provoking captions, with magnificent photographs, which underscore the environmental and ecological themes that are at the heart of this publication. Africa-A Continent Revealed appears with Africa poised at the threshold of a new era in which she is faced with a multitude of alternatives. These are choices that will determine her future course and they must be made the basis of a greater understanding.