Table of Contents

chapter 1 The Geography of Africa South of the Sahara chapter 2 The People of Africa chapter 3 The Prehistory of Africa chapter 4 Africa in Ancient Times chapter 5 Islamic and Indigenous Empires: Africa's Middle Ages chapter 6 Africa and the Portuguese Impact: 1418 to 1600 chapter 7 Slaves, Settlers, and the Gunpowder Frontier chapter 8 The New Course chapter 9 Muslim and Afro-Christian Civilizations chapter 10 The New Western Challenge chapter 11 Bibliography chapter 12 Index

About the Author

Lewis H. Gann was Fellow at the Hoover Institution in Stanford, CA. Peter Duignan is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution.