Contemporary Africa

This textbook offers a critical introduction to the study of Africa drawing on scholarship from a range of academic disciplines. A comprehensive discussion of the continent's geography and history provides a backdrop to broad-ranging coverage of its social economic political and cultural composition as well as its future prospects. Moreover moving beyond the all-too-common tendency to view Africa as a single homogeneous entity Graham provides a nuanced overview that challenges preconceptions and stereotypes.<br/><br/>Written in a sophisticated yet accessible style and supported by a range of pedagogical features this book introduces undergraduate students from a range of different disciplinary backgrounds to the contemporary study of Africa.