Description: A thematic and topical approach to the study of African history from the early Nile Valley civilizations to the twentieth century. Examines the temporal and spatial development of African societies-- including their social, political, economic, and ideological systems--during the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial periods. F. West African History To 1800; I. Nineteenth- And Twentieth-century Africa And European Imperialism; J. Ancient Africa; K. Africa From 1000-1880; M. Twentieth-century Africa.