Africa The Devastated Continent

Author : A. de Vos
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401019385

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Africa, the Devastated Continent? by A. de Vos Pdf

Africa is not known as one of the more densely populated continents. Yet, the damaging marks of man's activities may be seen there dramatically. Many of Africa's ecological zones are fragile. Large scale soil erosion, resul tant cycles of drought and flash floods, downgrading of fauna and flora are well-known to many in general ways, as well as from detailed examination of a few areas. But large parts of Africa remain inaccessible. Very few students of Africa have the opportunity - or the tenacity - to travel over these vast areas or into the hidden corners that lie beyond the well-known routes of Africa. As FAO's Regional Wildlife and National Parks Officer for Africa, ANTooN DE Vos had the opportunity of travelling widely and studying and reporting on the acceleration of man-made changes in much of the continent. As an experienced practitioner of an important and difficult science, ecology, he has made a significant professional contribution with this book. It is our hope that those who read it will be encouraged to carryon the important work and the concern with this subject to which Dr. DE Vos has devoted so much of his knowledge, energy and personal commitments.

Author : Antoon de Vos
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1154197426

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Africa, the devastated continent? by Antoon de Vos Pdf

Author : Howard W. French
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307424303

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A Continent for the Taking by Howard W. French Pdf

In A Continent for the Taking Howard W. French, a veteran correspondent for The New York Times, gives a compelling firsthand account of some of Africa’s most devastating recent history–from the fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, to Charles Taylor’s arrival in Monrovia, to the genocide in Rwanda and the Congo that left millions dead. Blending eyewitness reportage with rich historical insight, French searches deeply into the causes of today’s events, illuminating the debilitating legacy of colonization and the abiding hypocrisy and inhumanity of both Western and African political leaders. While he captures the tragedies that have repeatedly befallen Africa’s peoples, French also opens our eyes to the immense possibility that lies in Africa’s complexity, diversity, and myriad cultural strengths. The culmination of twenty-five years of passionate exploration and understanding, this is a powerful and ultimately hopeful book about a fascinating and misunderstood continent.

Author : Robert Guest
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1405033886

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The Shackled Continent by Robert Guest Pdf

A study of modern Africa, mixing careful analysis with racy first-hand reportage. Why is Africa so poor? Why are so many of its nations at war? Why is AIDS devastating Africa like nowhere else? And why do African entrepreneurs find it so hard to borrow money? In this provocative book, Robert Guest argues that the continent's problems stem largely from bad government. Guest has reported from some 25 African countries for The Economist, but wears his expertise lightly. His subject is serious, but he writes with irresistible colour and wit.

Author : Godfrey Mwakikagile
Publisher : New Africa Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780980253474

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Africa is in a Mess by Godfrey Mwakikagile Pdf

This is a revised and updated edition in which the author examines the problems of post-colonial Africa. He contends that the problems have existed since independence in the sixties and have been made worse through the years by a combination of factors. It is a blunt assessment and prescribes some solutions to Africa's problems focusing on internal factors but without exonerating external forces from what has happened on the continent through the decades.

Author : L. A. Lewis,L. Berry
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136880964

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African Environments and Resources by L. A. Lewis,L. Berry Pdf

First published in 1988, this work provides a comprehensive picture of the range of physical environments in Africa, focusing upon those characteristics and issues central to the management of environmental resources. Beginning with an overview of the geographical and environmental history of Africa, the authors also provide to the evolution of the management of resources and then details a broadly defined ecosystem approach, in which major environmental resource issues are identified and addressed in the tropical rainforest, the Savannah dry-forest, the arid and semi-arid areas, the highlands, and the extra-tropical zones of Northern and Southern Africa. The book is designed to contribute to a better understanding of African environmental and resource-management problems and this reissue should be welcomed by students of Africa and of environmental resource management problems in general.

Author : Perfection Learning Corporation
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 166361170X

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A Continent for the Taking by Perfection Learning Corporation Pdf

Author : Martin Meredith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 1082 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857203892

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The State of Africa by Martin Meredith Pdf

Africa is forever on our TV screens, but the bad-news stories (famine, genocide, corruption) massively outweigh the good (South Africa). Ever since the process of decolonialisation began in the mid-1950s, and arguably before, the continent has appeared to be stuck in a process of irreversible decline. Constant war, improper use of natural resources and misappropriation of revenues and aid monies contribute to an impression of a continent beyond hope. How did we get here? What, if anything, is to be done? Weaving together the key stories and characters of the last fifty years into a stunningly compelling and coherent narrative, Martin Meredith has produced the definitive history of how European ideas of how to organise 10,000 different ethnic groups has led to what Tony Blair described as the 'scar on the conscience of the world'. Authoritative, provocative and consistently fascinating, this is a major book on one of the most important issues facing the West today.

Author : BusinessNews Publishing,
Publisher : Primento
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9782511002094

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Summary: The Fate of Africa by BusinessNews Publishing, Pdf

The must-read summary of Martin Meredith's book: “The Fate of Africa: From the Hopes of Freedom to the Heart of Despair”. This complete summary of "The Fate of Africa" by Martin Meredith, a prominent historian and writer, outlines his assessment of the evolution of Africa after gaining independence from colonialism. He illustrates how the hope of independence has been eroded to despair as greed and ethnic resentment plunged the countries into civil war, disease, devastation, extreme poverty, totalitarian dictatorships and dependence on the West. Added-value of this summary:• Save time• Understand how the world's most promising continent gradually descended into poverty and despair• Expand your knowledge of international politics and economics To learn more, read "The Fate of Africa" and discover what led to Africa's decline, and what can be done about it.

Author : John Reader
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141926933

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Africa by John Reader Pdf

Drawing on many years of African experience, John Reader has written a book of startling grandeur and scope that recreates the great panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent today. Reader tells the extraordinary story of humankind's adaptation to the ferocious obstacles of forest, river and desert, and to the threat of debilitating parasites, bacteria and viruses unmatched elsewhere in the world. He also shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa.

Author : Basil Davidson
Publisher : New York : Macmillan
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105083088117

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Africa: History of a Continent by Basil Davidson Pdf

Author : MARTIN
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783034877268

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The Rainforests of West Africa by MARTIN Pdf

Nowhere eise in the world did industrialized countries leave such early marks in the rainforest as in West Africa. Past and present developments here are in one way or the other significant for rainforests on other continents as weil. West Africa is a pioneer in both a good and a bad sense. This is reason enough to take a closer Iook at the history of moist tropical West Africa. Until recently, no one really seemed to be interested in the rainforests except for a few specialists. The world's scientific community neglected to study the incalculable riches of tropical forests, to make the public aware of them and their due importance. Although interdisciplinary research has been a popular topic for some decades now, it was not applied to just the most complex habitat on earth. Scientists from all fields studied only that which was easiest to record, seemingly blind to a myriad of details awaiting closer examination. Botanists wentabout establishing their herbariums and paid much too little attention to the vegetation as a whole, or to the significance of useful plants for local populations. Zoologists, too, busied themselves with collecting and describing species. Anthropologists, on the other hand, tended to overlook faunal details: in their ignorance of the animal world, they wrote of tigers and deer in Africa. And finally, foresters saw neither the forest nor the trees for the timber - and even confused rainforests with monocultures of fir trees.

Author : Tony Binns,Etienne Nel,Alan Dixon,Kenneth Lynch
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429647758

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Africa by Tony Binns,Etienne Nel,Alan Dixon,Kenneth Lynch Pdf

Africa: Diversity and Development introduces and de-mystifies Africa’s diversity and dynamism, and considers how its peoples and environments have interacted through time and space. The book examines the background and diversity of Africa’s social, cultural, economic, political and environmental systems, as well as key development issues which have affected Africa in the past and are likely to be significant in shaping the future of the continent. These include: the impact of HIV/AIDS; sources of conflict and post-conflict reconstruction; the state and governance; the nature of African economies in a global context and future development trajectories. This second edition features new chapters on history and governance, health, separate chapters on rural and urban development and updated content on all aspects of the continent, particularly aspects of culture and ethnicity. It is richly illustrated throughout with diagrams and plates and contains a wealth of detailed up-to-date case studies and current data. This textbook is a refreshing interdisciplinary text which enhances understanding of the background to Africa’s current position and clarifies possible future scenarios. It will be a valuable resource for students taking modules on Africa, African Development and Geography of Africa, and will also prove useful to students in the wider fields of Geography, Development Studies, Global Studies, Environment and Society and African Politics.

Author : Leo Zeilig
Publisher : Haymarket Books
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781608460564

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Class Struggle and Resistance in Africa by Leo Zeilig Pdf

This collection of essays and interviews studies class struggle and social empowerment on the African continent.

Author : Esterhuysen, Pieter
Publisher : Africa Institute of South Africa
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780798303446

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Africa A to Z: Continental and Country Profiles by Esterhuysen, Pieter Pdf

The popularity of the first two editions of this book necessitated a third revised and updated version to record the many challenges in Africa since the first edition appeared in 1998. Africa is a vast and fascinating continent whose population has exceeded the one billion mark. Africa A-Z attempts to provide, in a concise manner, the facts for an elementary understanding of the continent and its complex problems. The book falls into two main sections; the five chapters on the first main section focus on the continent as a whole, dealing with its physical and human diversity, its eventful history and Africans' struggle for economic survival. The second main section contains profiles of 58 independent countries, ranging from Algeria to Zimbabwe. Presentation of the profiles is uniform, in that the same themes are covered in each profile. The data panels with the profiles contain data not provided in the text. The maps, appearing throughout the text were produced by AISA's cartography department.