Ellen Hillbom

Studierektor för forskarutbildningen, Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen, Professor

L’Histoire du Développement de l’Afrique : Un Manuel pour une Nouvelle Génération d’Étudiants et d’Enseignants Africains

the History of African Development : A Textbook for a New Generation of African Students and Teachers

Redaktör

Ewout Frankema
Ellen Hillbom
Ushehwedu Kufakurinani
Felix Meier zu Selhausen

Summary, in English

The History of African Development – published by the African Economic History Network (AEHN) – aims to draw experts in the field of African History, Economics and African Development Studies together around an open access textbook. The textbook is primarily intended for teachers/lecturers and undergraduate students, at African universities, but also for an interested public audience. The chapters describe and explain various aspects of historical African development trajectories in plain English language. All chapters include a list of suggested readings, data sources and study questions to test student’s comprehension. By offering this book in an open-source environment, the AEHN seeks to facilitate a wider diffusion of the knowledge that is generated within our academic network and support capacity building among a new generation of African historians and development practitioners worldwide.

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