History of Africa, A

History of Africa is a thorough narrative history of the continent from its beginnings to the twenty-first century. The issues discussed include: post-apartheid South Africa, the prospects for democratization in Africa at the beginning of the new millennium. Also, evelopments in Muslim North Africa including, the threat of Islamic fundamentalism economic and social developments. Futhermore, the devastating impact of Third World debt and the provision of debt relief cultural, environmental and gender issues in Modern Africa.