Designed to promote an understanding of Africa, its unique worldview, and Africa's place in the world, Homeward Journey is a cross-disciplinary anthology that introduces its readers to fundamental historical and contemporary topics about this vast continent. Using a topical approach within an historical-chronological framework, this volume contains thirty-eight readings that are divided into four parts. These parts are: Introduction to Africa, Traditional Way of Life in Africa, the European Presence in Africa, and Nationalism, Independence and Nation-Building.