Africa in World History
About Africa in World History
Historians of Africa, trained as area specialists, often write primarily for one another in specialized discourse difficult for outsiders to comprehend. Teachers and scholars of history—even the best-intentioned—often approach Africa in naïve terms that have the effect of reinforcing the very exoticism that they intend to overcome by incorporating the continent in their work and teaching.
Our objective in this series is to produce accessibly written books by African specialists for audiences who know very little about Africa. The books examine issues that arise for nonspecialists as they seek to include Africa in their teaching of other regions of world history. Books in the series draw attention to the parallels in human experience in Africa and in other parts of the world and present local documentation—oral, cultural, and written—where available.
Intended for undergraduate survey courses, the volumes in the Africa in World History series speak to current (and future) images of Africa in the popular culture and in educated, but nonspecialist, circles. Volumes on some topic areas within the Africanist field will be of use among specialists, for undergraduate instruction, and for graduate teaching.
All books in the series are published in association with the Center for International Studies at Ohio University.
Series Editor(s)
David Robinson, Michigan State University
Joseph C. Miller, University of Virginia
Featured Titles
African Soccerscapes
How a Continent Changed the World’s Game
By Peter AlegiFrom Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, Africans have wrested control of soccer from the hands of Europeans, and through the rise of different playing styles, the rituals of spectatorship, and the presence of magicians and healers, have turned soccer into a distinctively African activity.…
Stirring the Pot
A History of African Cuisine
By James C. McCannAfrica's art of cooking is a key part of its history. All too often Africa is associated with famine, but in Stirring the Pot, James C. McCann describes how the ingredients, the practices, and the varied tastes of African cuisine comprise a body of historically gendered knowledge practiced and perfected in households across diverse human and ecological landscape.…
All Titles
African Soccerscapes
How a Continent Changed the World’s Game
By Peter AlegiFrom Accra and Algiers to Zanzibar and Zululand, Africans have wrested control of soccer from the hands of Europeans, and through the rise of different playing styles, the rituals of spectatorship, and the presence of magicians and healers, have turned soccer into a distinctively African activity.…
Stirring the Pot
A History of African Cuisine
By James C. McCannAfrica's art of cooking is a key part of its history. All too often Africa is associated with famine, but in Stirring the Pot, James C. McCann describes how the ingredients, the practices, and the varied tastes of African cuisine comprise a body of historically gendered knowledge practiced and perfected in households across diverse human and ecological landscape.…
