Chapter 2 Africa in the Mediterranean World
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Oyeniyi Bukola Adeyemi
Abstract
Using insights gained from analyzing extensive archeological evidence of pre-Islamic rock art images, numerous inscriptions from early eleventh to late-thirteenth century tombstones and Libyco-Berber scripts, this chapter describes the historical processes and interrelationships, structures and events, that placed Africa within the larger context of the Mediterranean world. From the earliest writings of Graeco-Roman and Christian authors and trade records and travel reports kept by Arab Muslims and European traders, travelers, and explorers, the chapter challenges the popular view of Africa south of the Mediterranean Sea as an isolated and static area and reveals the historical contours and interconnections, sub-regional and regional systems, diplomatic and cultural exchanges within Africa and between Africans and the Arab, Europeans and Asians worlds which proved that Mediterranean Africa was more than just a patch of barren land intersecting the Mediterranean littoral and Sahara Desert, but a crossroad of trade and diplomacy, religion and knowledge.
Abstract
Using insights gained from analyzing extensive archeological evidence of pre-Islamic rock art images, numerous inscriptions from early eleventh to late-thirteenth century tombstones and Libyco-Berber scripts, this chapter describes the historical processes and interrelationships, structures and events, that placed Africa within the larger context of the Mediterranean world. From the earliest writings of Graeco-Roman and Christian authors and trade records and travel reports kept by Arab Muslims and European traders, travelers, and explorers, the chapter challenges the popular view of Africa south of the Mediterranean Sea as an isolated and static area and reveals the historical contours and interconnections, sub-regional and regional systems, diplomatic and cultural exchanges within Africa and between Africans and the Arab, Europeans and Asians worlds which proved that Mediterranean Africa was more than just a patch of barren land intersecting the Mediterranean littoral and Sahara Desert, but a crossroad of trade and diplomacy, religion and knowledge.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1 Human Origins, Early Societies and Migration to 1000 CE 19
- Chapter 2 Africa in the Mediterranean World 43
- Chapter 3 Tran-Saharan Networks to 1800 65
- Chapter 4 Africa and the Indian Ocean World to 1800 79
- Chapter 5 Africa and the Atlantic World, 1400–1860 99
- Chapter 6 Africa and Europe in the Nineteenth Century: The “Legitimate Trade” Era and Christian Missionaries 125
- Chapter 7 The European Conquest of Africa, 1879–1914 141
- Chapter 8 Impact of African Colonial Experience 1914– 1940 153
- Chapter 9 Africa and the World Wars 169
- Chapter 10 Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa, 1918–1975 185
- Chapter 11 South African Apartheid and Resistance: A Global History 203
- Chapter 12 The Geopolitics and Geo-economics of Apartheid South Africa and the Cold War: A Global History 219
- Chapter 13 Diseases and Medicines in African History 239
- Chapter 14 Africa and the Globalization of Religion in the Contemporary Era 263
- Chapter 15 Africa and the Cold War 281
- Chapter 16 Africa and the USA 297
- Chapter 17 Africa and China 315
- Chapter 18 Foreign Aid to Africa Since 1940 335
- Chapter 19 Globalization, African Popular Culture and Hip Hop: An Embedded History 355
- Chapter 20 Contemporary Globalization and Africa 373
- Select Bibliography 391
- Notes on Contributors 419
- Index 423
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction 1
- Chapter 1 Human Origins, Early Societies and Migration to 1000 CE 19
- Chapter 2 Africa in the Mediterranean World 43
- Chapter 3 Tran-Saharan Networks to 1800 65
- Chapter 4 Africa and the Indian Ocean World to 1800 79
- Chapter 5 Africa and the Atlantic World, 1400–1860 99
- Chapter 6 Africa and Europe in the Nineteenth Century: The “Legitimate Trade” Era and Christian Missionaries 125
- Chapter 7 The European Conquest of Africa, 1879–1914 141
- Chapter 8 Impact of African Colonial Experience 1914– 1940 153
- Chapter 9 Africa and the World Wars 169
- Chapter 10 Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa, 1918–1975 185
- Chapter 11 South African Apartheid and Resistance: A Global History 203
- Chapter 12 The Geopolitics and Geo-economics of Apartheid South Africa and the Cold War: A Global History 219
- Chapter 13 Diseases and Medicines in African History 239
- Chapter 14 Africa and the Globalization of Religion in the Contemporary Era 263
- Chapter 15 Africa and the Cold War 281
- Chapter 16 Africa and the USA 297
- Chapter 17 Africa and China 315
- Chapter 18 Foreign Aid to Africa Since 1940 335
- Chapter 19 Globalization, African Popular Culture and Hip Hop: An Embedded History 355
- Chapter 20 Contemporary Globalization and Africa 373
- Select Bibliography 391
- Notes on Contributors 419
- Index 423