Africa South of the Sahara (Modern World Cultures)
Joseph R. Oppong
Language: English
Pages: 133
ISBN: 079108146X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
From School Library Journal
Grade 6-10-These accessible titles are generously illustrated with colorful photos, maps, and clear charts, graphs, and other statistical data. They are not broken down to provide extensive information on individual nations, but rather discuss the regions as a whole. Oppong provides a detailed view of African geography, culture, economic standing, and political history. The book concludes with a lengthy time line and a further-reading list that is heavy on other titles by the publisher. Phillips does an excellent job of organizing each topic by providing clear and outlined information. The research is well done, and information and statistics are up to date. The time line begins in 1,700,000 B.C. with the appearance of Java man and ends with the 2004 tsunami. Useful additions for research and general interest.-Amanda Conover Le, St. Johns County Public Library System, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
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strife. Resenting the separation, such culture groups usually want to separate and join their relatives. The Somali people have always dreamed about uniting in one great state called Greater Somaliland. To fulfill this dream would mean breaking away Somali-dominated parts of Kenya and Ethiopia and giving those to Somalia. That will probably never happen peacefully. 0699_ch03 38 6/4/05 7:45 AM Page 38 Africa South of the Sahara Colonialism provided a basic infrastructure of roads and
celebrations involve singing, dancing, and feasting and may last for many days. The living, the dead, and those yet to be born all participate. CULTURE AND CONFLICT Cultural conflicts are widespread throughout the African world. Frequently, beyond the most visible issues of religious or language differences lie long-standing conflicts over resources such as land. In the Darfur region of Sudan, competition over land and water underlies long-standing tensions between Arab camel herders and African
conditions of the Structural Adjustment Program (SAP). Countries that agreed to these conditions received specially negotiated loans and grants from the World Bank and the IMF. Performance was reviewed periodically to evaluate progress on the required economic reforms and the economy. The SAP requirements were very harsh. Devaluation meant reducing the value of the currency. Exports became cheaper, but imported goods were more expensive. Thus, African countries paid more for imports such as
Very Poor According to experts, Africa is the world’s fastest-growing oil exploration and production zone. The IMF estimates that the region currently earns nearly 30 billion dollars per year from oil exports. Yet, in African countries that sell millions of barrels of oil every year, most people remain mired in poverty. More important, competition over the “black gold” is a source of conflict. Oil brings corruption and war, and, frequently, the revenues are abused and wasted. 0699_ch07 6/4/05
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