Africa and the West: A Documentary History from the Slave Trade to Independence

African Studies Review | December 1, 2003| | Copyright

William H. Worger, Nancy L Clark, and Edward A. Alpers. Africa and the West: A Documentary History from the Slave Trade to Independence. Phoenix, Ariz.: Oryx Press/Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2001. ix + 428 pp. Illustrations. Map. Index. $85.00. Cloth.

In the age of photo-reproduced instant texts, it is unusual to find a book like this. This is an excellent collection of readings that could be useful in a variety of different courses, though probably not as a required text. It contains 111 documents and is divided into four sections, each with a general theme. It nicely incorporates ...

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