From the Book - 1st American ed.
The internal development of African society. The origins of African society ; Africa and the ancient civilizations of the Near East and the Mediterranean / The development of states and trade in the Sudan ; The development of states and trade in Guinea ; States and trade in North-East and Bantu Africa
The impact of Islam. The rise of Islam and the Arab empire in North Africa ; The Muslim states and empires of North Africa ; The advance of Islam in West Africa
Africa in the age of European expansion. The beginnings of European enterprise in Africa ; The first stage of the impact of world trade on tropical Africa: the export slave trade ; West Africa during the slave trade era ; Bantu Africa, c. 1600 to c. 1870 ; The expansion of European power during the nineteenth century, 1: general considerations, West Africa ; The expansion of European power during the nineteenth century, 2: South, East and North Africa
Africa in the modern world. The colonial period, 1: policies in general and colonies of exploitation in particular ; The colonial period, 2: colonies of settlement ; Independence resumed.