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<sagiru@hotmail.com> Please allow me to add to the suggestions already made with a couple of shameless plugs. First, I am organizing a roundtable for the coming ASA that will feature the authors of a number of notable new textbooks for African History survey courses. The goal is to critically examine how we present African History to students via textbooks, and what this says about the field and the way it has changed over the years. Participants will include Christopher Ehret (whose excellent book has already been recommended in this thread), Robert O Collins and James Burnes (who have a soon-to-arrive text as well as their existing _Problems in African History_ series), Aran MacKinnon (who has an insightful new South African History text) and, of course, myself and Erik Gilbert, conjoined authors of _Africa in World History_. Sadly, a catchy name for the roundtable has so far escaped me, so I can only encourage people to keep an eye out for the topic in the schedule. I believe the exchange will provide useful insights into teaching Africa at the college level, and I hope people will consider taking time out from enjoying New Orleans to be a part of the discussion. Secondly, we have just established a website http://africainworldhistory.org which serves the dual purpose of providing information about the textbook, and also useful links to African and World History web resources and other useful texts on the subjects. Free examination copies of _Africa in World History_ can be ordered via the site.
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