Africa A Biography of the Continent Author:John Reader 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 t... more »he 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.« less
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Whew, I never even made it halfway throught this extremely thick paperback. It's definitely thorough. Covers history from MANY different aspects: geology, agronomy, colonialism, cultural anthropology, theology, and more.