A History of African Societies to 1870

This exploration of the African past, from prehistory to approximately 1870, is intended to provide an up-to-date complement to the Cambridge History of Africa.... » 

This exploration of the African past, from prehistory to approximately 1870, is intended to provide an up-to-date complement to the Cambridge History of Africa. Reflecting several emphases in recent scholarship, it focuses on the changing modes of production, on gender relations and on ecology. «