The history of Africa : the quest for eternal harmony / Molefi Kete Asante.
The history of Africa : the quest for eternal harmony / Molefi Kete Asante.
The history of Africa : the quest for eternal harmony / Molefi Kete Asante.
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New York ; London : Routledge, 2007.
Date
2007.
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G 2013/5118
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English
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Physical content
xiii, 397 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Africa and the origin of humanity -- 2. Africa and the beginning of civilization -- 3. The rise of Kemet/Egypt -- 4. The elements of early African civilization -- 5. Governance and the political stability of Kemet -- 6. The emergence of the great river kingdoms -- 7. The spread of classical empir...
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Publisher
New York ; London : Routledge, 2007.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"There is a paradox about Africa: it remains a subject that attracts considerable attention yet rarely is there a full appreciation of its complexity. African historiography has typically consisted of writing Africa for Europe - instead of writing Africa for itself, as itself, from its own perspectives. The History of Africa redresses this by letti...
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The history of Africa : the quest for eternal harmony / Molefi Kete Asante.
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Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-380) and index.
State Reference Library copy: transferred from REF N960/78.
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G 2013/5118
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74VK7DK7JNVA
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9780415771399 (pbk.)
0415771382 (hbk.)
9780415771382 (hbk.)
0415771390 (pbk.)
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960
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991022700389702626
