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The Geography of Modern Africa

Language: English
Published/Copyright: 1964

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Explores the economy of Africa to analyze the drawbacks and attributes that affect economic development. The continent is approached on a regional basis with all but the first five background chapters being devoted to individual countries and groups of countries.

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    Frontmatter

    I
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    Preface

    VII
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    Contents

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  • Part One INTRODUCTION
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    I. The Interest in Africa

    3
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    II. The Physical Background

    12
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    III. The Economic Setting

    22
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    IV. The Population and Peoples of Africa

    51
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    V. The Political Scene in Africa

    61
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  • Part Two NORTHERN AFRICA
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    VI. The Maghrib and Northwest Africa

    77
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    VII. Libya

    110
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    VIII. The United Arab Republic (Egypt)

    119
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    IX. The Republic of the Sudan

    142
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  • Part Three WEST AFRICA
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    X. West Africa: Introduction

    165
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    XI. West Africa: Land Use

    194
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    XII. West Africa: Minerals and Mining

    229
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    XIII . Industrialization in West Africa

    246
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  • Part Four EQUATORIAL AFRICA
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    XIV. Middle Africa from Chad to Congo (Brazzaville)

    271
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    XV. The Congo Republic (Leopoldville)

    305
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    XVI. Rwanda and Burundi

    342
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  • Part Five EASTERN AFRICA
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    XVII . Ethiopia

    351
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    XVIII . Somalia

    365
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    XIX. East Africa

    374
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  • Part Six SOUTH-CENTRAL AFRICA
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    XX. The Rhodesias and Nyasaland

    435
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    XXI. Angola and Mozambique

    484
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  • Part Seven SOUTHERN AFRICA
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    XXII . The Republic of South Africa

    515
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    XXIII . South-West Africa

    561
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    XXIV . The High Commission Territories

    566
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  • Part Eight MADAGASCAR AND THE MASCARENES
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    XXV. Madagascar

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    XXVI . The Mascarenes

    610
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    Bibliography

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    Subject Index

    627
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    Index of Geographical Xames

    643
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    Picture Credits

    655
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9780231894135
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https://doi.org/10.7312/hanc93524
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