WILLIAM BEINART and JOANN McGREGOR (eds) Social History & African Environments.

WILLIAM BEINART and JOANN McGREGOR (eds) Social History & African Environments. Oxford: James Currey (hard overlays 45.00 [pounds sterling], ISBN 0 85255 951 8; paperback 1895 [pound sterling], ISBN 0 85255 950 X) 2003 275 pp

It is, perhaps, inevitable that a part which states its purpose is 'to capture a certain quantity of of the diversity of themes and approaches to the present study of African environments' (p 3) will appear eclectic in focus. This edited collection of papers, which arose from a conversation held at Oxford University in 1999 is nevertheless an important addition to

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