Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-328) and index.
Introduction: A Celebration of Decay? -- Where is Africa? -- Anatomy of a Continent -- Africa's Identity: The Indigenous Personality -- Africa's Identity: The Semitic Impact -- Africa's Identity: The Western Aftermath -- Africa at Play: A Triple Heritage of Sports -- Africa at Prayer: New Gods -- Tools of Exploitation: A Triple Heritage of Technology -- In Search of Stability -- Is Modernisation Reversible? -- In Search of Self-Reliance: Capitalism without Winter -- Towards Cultural Synthesis -- Between Society and State -- Between War and Peace -- Muntu: A Conclusion.
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Companion volume to the PBS series. Provides an examination of modern Africa and the three major influences which have shaped it: indigenous traditions, Western culture, and Islamic culture.