Routledge Global Africa Textbooks
About the Book Series
Routledge Global Africa Textbooks provides undergraduate and postgraduate students with the perfect introduction to the study of Africa. Covering a diverse range of topics, including media, politics, history, decoloniality, gender, economics, business, religion, literature, philosophy, and the diaspora, the textbooks in this series are accessible and engaging, packed full of insights from across the continent.
Textbooks in this series are concise and reader-friendly, perfect for a quick student guide, as well as for a more general reader looking for a good introduction to the subject. Unless expressly focusing on a particular region, each textbook takes a continent-wide approach to its subject, reflecting the rich diversity to be found in Africa, whilst avoiding generalization.
To submit proposals, and for any questions about the series more generally, please contact Routledge’s African Studies Editor, Helena Hurd ([email protected]), or series editor Professor Toyin Falola ([email protected]).
Understanding the African Diaspora
1st Edition
By Henry M. Codjoe
December 05, 2025
Understanding the African Diaspora offers a clear and engaging introduction to the global movements, histories, and cultural experiences of African and African-descended peoples, from ancient times to the present. The book traces the wide-reaching impact of the African diaspora, shaped by both ...
African Politics: An Introduction
1st Edition
By Toyin Falola
November 25, 2025
African Politics: An Introduction is an engaging, broad-ranging guide to the politics of African states, reflecting on contemporary patterns and trends, whilst also situating them in their historical context. Viewed from the outside, African politics are often said to be too complex and ...
Women in Africa
1st Edition
By Toyin Falola, Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso
May 27, 2025
This book introduces readers to the rich and diverse experiences of women across the African continent, covering their socio-cultural, political, and economic realities from the precolonial era right up to the modern day. In many precolonial African societies, women were empowered and considered to...
A History of West Africa
1st Edition
By Toyin Falola
December 29, 2023
This book introduces readers to the rich and fascinating history of West Africa, stretching all the way back to the stone age, and right up to the modern day. Over the course of twenty seven short and engaging chapters, the book delves into the social, cultural, economic and political history of ...