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Teen Life in Africa
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Toyin Falola
Foreword by Richard M. Lerner
Book Code: GR2194
ISBN: 0-313-32194-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32194-8
360 pages, photos, table
Greenwood Press
Publication: 3/30/2004
List Price: $60.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Discount Price: $42.67 Greenwood Press Fall 2008 Backlist Sale. Use code 0826. Save 30%. Ends 12/31/2008.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • The audience for this book about African teenagers is teenagers themselves. Therefore, the writing is in accessible, nonacademic prose and includes topics of particular interest to teens, like dating, food, fashion, and sports....This is a good introductory reference for nonuniversity students and the general public. Public, community college, and high school libraries.
    —Choice     December 2004
  • [A]frica fills a need by providing highly detailed information on African adolescents' daily life. A purchase by large public libraries and school libraries will be much appreciated by teens working with International Studies or comparative research.
    —VOYA     December 2004
Description: Thanks to its population growth rate, Africa has one of the highest numbers of teenagers in the world. Africa is a vast continent with 52 countries, thousands of languages and peoples, numerous religions, and a diverse landscape, but the teen life--covered here in 15 representative countries--still has basic commonalities. African teens can go to school, tend animal herds, serve as farm help, or learn a trade; they belong to large family networks and participate in communal activities; they enjoy sports and hanging out with friends; and they mix modern and Western influences, such as fashion, with more traditional values. This book explores the lives, cultures, and opportunities of African teens, offering students and general readers a substantial understanding of this important group. _
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Algeria by Ann Cooper
  • Cameroon by John Mukum Mbaku and Nicodemus Fru Awasom
  • Egypt by Ann Genovase
  • Ethiopia by Edmund Abaka
  • Ghana by Kwabena O. Akurang-Parry and Dorothy A. Akurang-Parry
  • Kenya by Christian Jennings
  • Libya by Edmund Abaka
  • Mozambique by Kristen Walles
  • Nigeria by Ikechukwu Enwemnwa
  • Senegal by Jacqueline Woodfork
  • Somalia by Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi
  • South Africa by Edmund Abaka
  • Uganda by George O. Ndege
  • Zambia by Priscilla Muntemba Taylor and Scott Taylor
  • Zimbabwe by Oyekan Owomoyela
  • Index
  • About the Editor and Contributors
LC Card Number: 2002192765
LCC Class: HQ799
Dewey Class: 305
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