West Africa: An Introduction to Its History Civilization and Contemporary Situation

About this book

This introductory book covers West Africas history social organization and contemporary setting. It analyzes the many present-day problems facing West Africans such as the lack of development dependency on economic relations with wealthy countries poor governance interference by the military in civilian affairs corruption and the lack of functioning democratic governments. This book also shows how West African indigenous civilization developed its humanitarian democratic and communalistic nature. Traditional political processes and ancestral customs are put forth as ways of solving West Africas modern problems. Divided into three main parts: "The Setting and Social Organization " "The History of West Africa " and "The Modern Era " the main objective of this textbook is to teach students about the depth of African civilization and how its principles can be used to address modern-day problems in West Africa. Mendonsa expresses the opinion that in order to solve current problems plaguing the region a knowledge of history African culture and ancient African beliefs is crucial. The Teachers Manual includes chapter outlines and summaries key points sample questions and suggested films and websites.