Provides a view of African history in the context of World History. This text illustrates how Africans have influenced regions beyond the continent, how they have been influenced from outside, and how internal African developments can be compared to those elsewhere in the world. It is intended for surveys of African History.

For surveys of African History at the undergraduate level. This comprehensive survey is the first to provide a view of African history in the wider context of World History. The text illustrates how Africans have influenced regions beyond the continent's borders, how they have been influenced from outside, and how internal African developments can be compared and contrasted to those elsewhere in the world. Identifying and presenting key debates within the field of African history, this volume encourages students to address the many oversimplified myths regarding the continent and its people.

1. Africa and Human Origins.
2. Physical Context of African History: Geography and Environment.
3. North and Northeast Africa in Early World History.
4. Migrations, Technology and Culture in Ancient Africa.
5. Africa and the Early Christian World.
6. North Africa, the Soudan, and the Spread of Islam.
7. East Africa and the Advent of Islam.
8. Slavery and the Creation of the Atlantic World.
9. West and West-Central Africa: 1500-1880.
10. North Africa and the Soudan: 1500-1880.
11. East Africa and the Indian Ocean World: 1500-1880.
12. Southern Africa, 1500-1870.
13. Colonialism and Africa Resistance.
14. Modern Africa in the Global Industrial Economy.
15. Political Change in the Time of Colonialism.
16. African Culture in the Modern World.
17. Politics in the Era of Decolonization and Independence.
18. Contemporary Africa.