African History: A Very Short Introduction

African History: A Very Short Introduction
Author: John Parker
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 185
Release: 2007-03-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 0192802488

Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples.

Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa

Hunters and Herders of Southern Africa
Author: Alan Barnard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 384
Release: 1992-02-28
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780521428651

A study of the influence of environment on culture and social organization among the Khoisan, a cluster of southern African peoples, comprised of the Bushmen or San "hunters," the Khoekhoe "herders", and the Damara, (also herders).

South West Africa and Its Human Issues

South West Africa and Its Human Issues
Author: John H. Wellington
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press
Total Pages: 516
Release: 1967
Genre: Indigenous peoples
ISBN:

Historical and general study of Namibia - covers geographical aspects, water supply, land settlement, animal production, agriculture, fishery activities, natural resources, industry, trade, the infrastructure, ethnography, indigenous peoples, political problems (incl. The role of South Africa R, UN trusteeship, etc.), apartheid, etc.