Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples.

Vols. for 1932-1940 contain Cape Geographical Society. Report.

A study of the influence of environment on culture and social organization among the Khoisan, a cluster of southern African peoples, comprised of the Bushmen or San "hunters," the Khoekhoe "herders", and the Damara, (also herders).

Historical and general study of Namibia - covers geographical aspects, water supply, land settlement, animal production, agriculture, fishery activities, natural resources, industry, trade, the infrastructure, ethnography, indigenous peoples, political problems (incl. The role of South Africa R, UN trusteeship, etc.), apartheid, etc.