TY - BOOK AU - Gordon,April A AU - Gordon,Donald L TI - Understanding contemporary Africa T2 - Understanding: introductions to the states and regions of the contemporary world SN - 9781588268471 AV - DT30.5 .U536 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Boulder PB - Lynne Rienner KW - Africa KW - Politics and government KW - 1960- KW - Social conditions N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction / April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon -- 2. Africa: a geographic preface / Jeffrey W. Neff -- 3. The historical context / Thomas O'Toole -- 4. African politics / Donald L. Gordon -- 5. The economies of Africa / Virginia DeLancey -- 6. African international relations / Peter J. Schraeder -- 7. Population, urbanization, and AIDS / April A. Gordon -- 8. Africa's environmental problems / Julius E. Nyang'oro -- 9. Family and kinship / Eugenia Shanklin and April A. Gordon -- 10. Women and development / April A. Gordon -- 11. Religion in Africa / Ambrose Moyo -- 12. African literature / George Joseph -- 13. Trends and prospects / April A. Gordon and Donald L. Gordon ER -