African Societies: Diversity and Similarities
Stateless Societies
Common Elements n African Societies
The Arrival of Islam in North Africa
The Christian Kingdoms: Nubia and Ethiopia
Kingdoms of the Grasslands
Sudanic States
The Empire of Malie and Sundiata, the "Lion Prince."
City Folk and Villagers
The Songhay Kindgdom
Political and Social Life in the Sudanic States
The Swahili Coast of East Africa
The Coastal Trading Ports
The Mixture of Cultures on the Swahili Coast
In Depth: Two Transitions in the History of World Population
Peoples of the Forest and Plains
Artists and Kings: Yoruba and Benin
Central African Kingdoms
The Kingdoms of the Kongo and Mwene Mutapa
Global Connections: Internal Development and External Contacts