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Author : Time-Life Books
Publisher : Time Life Medical
ISBN 13 : 9780809490257
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (92 download)
Download or read book Africa's Glorious Legacy written by Time-Life Books and published by Time Life Medical. This book was released on 1994 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the history and civilization of Africa.
Author : John G. Jackson
Publisher : Ravenio Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 303 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Introduction to African Civilizations written by John G. Jackson and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Embark on a captivating journey through the rich tapestry of African history with John G. Jackson's groundbreaking work, Introduction to African Civilizations. This comprehensive volume explores the magnificent civilizations that flourished on the African continent long before the advent of European colonization. From the awe-inspiring pyramids of ancient Egypt to the sophisticated city-states of West Africa, Jackson's meticulously researched and elegantly written book unveils the untold stories of Africa's glorious past. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for truth, Jackson challenges long-held misconceptions and sheds light on the remarkable achievements of African peoples, making this book an essential read for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of world history.
Author : Basil Davidson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Africa in History written by Basil Davidson and published by . This book was released on 1995-12 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History of Africa tracing its inner growth and world wide significance that also includes recent changes in South Africa.
Author : Daniel Chu
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780865431669
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (316 download)
Download or read book A Glorious Age in Africa written by Daniel Chu and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A review of 800 years of African history, focusing on the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, and revealing the military, educational, and political supremacy during that time.
Author : Martin Meredith
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610391322
Total Pages : 818 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)
Download or read book The Fate of Africa written by Martin Meredith and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2011-09-06 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive story of African nations after they emerged from colonialism -- from Mugabe's doomed kleptocracy to Mandela's inspiring defeat of apartheid. The Fate of Africa has been hailed by reviewers as "A masterpiece....The nonfiction book of the year" (The New York Post); "a magnificent achievement" (Weekly Standard); "a joy," (Wall Street Journal) and "one of the decade's most important works on Africa" (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Spanning the full breadth of the continent, from the bloody revolt in Algiers against the French to Zimbabwe's civil war, Martin Meredith's classic history focuses on the key personalities, events and themes of the independence era, and explains the myriad problems that Africa has faced in the past half-century. It covers recent events like the ongoing conflict in Sudan, the controversy over Western aid, the exploitation of Africa's resources, and the growing importance and influence of China.
Author : Martin Chiro
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (263 download)
Download or read book The African in Me written by Martin Chiro and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African in me is a nonfiction novel on a few narratives of African history from when the continent was great to how it lost almost everything to the outside world. It also includes how the continent can be great again. The reason I thought of writing this book was because I believed that the history of Africa is either hidden, erased, misinterpreted or whitewashed. This has kept the people of Africa in the dark for a long time. It is what has prevented an awakening; for if someone knows of how great he can be then you cannot keep them under servitude.This is a book that talks of a land that was inhabited by a royal and intelligent people. People that gave birth to the world's greatest civilizations. These are stories that most Africans do not know about, it is because they have never been told to them. The stories have been intentionally hidden from us. On the contrary, we have been told of a primitive people of whom their entire existence has been branded as a shortcoming of nature. That is a lie! Africans have had a great history. Despite facing a ruthless world, we have always found meaning in life, we saved humanity from being consumed by the fires of barbaric acts. When the world was acting inhumanely, our freedom movements brought sanity, we showed the world how diverse humans can coexist.The darkness about our history is what we should be ashamed of, not that of our skin for it is said that the darkest thing in Africa is not our skin colour but our ignorance about the continent. So where did the rain start to beat us? This research has been mainly through watching documentaries, reading books, and attending history webinars, especially from the onset of Covid-19 where almost everything was done online. In this phase, is when I came across professionals in the history field. I began reading from Dr. Cheikh Anta Diop, Chancellor Williams, Dr. Henrik Clarke, Rudolph R. Windsor, Prof. Ivan Van Sertima, Prof Ngugi Wa Thiong'o, only to mention a few. I listened more to Prof. PLO Lumumba, Minister Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr, and Bob Marley. All these master teachers aimed at rewriting the true history of Africa. The history that had been whitewashed or misinterpreted was now been written in its truthful form. After having a story worth sharing, I began jotting this book. A book to pass down what I had learned from my elders in the field. The story had to get to every African home so I decided to rewrite it in a simpler form that would be readable to everyone including those not yet interested in history. It was the knowledge that the master teachers spent all their entire adult life revealing to us, exactly what gave me a wake-up call. The African in me is a concerned individual. A person agitated by the current state of Africa and Africans even though it is true that we are the most blessed. He constantly challenges me with tough questions like; when did the glorious past disappear? When did we detach our African identity? With all the natural wealth, why is Africa poor? Talk of the mineral deposits, fertile lands, diverse wildlife, etc. These types of questions invoke a war in our minds. A person seeking the answers is always faced with conflicting ideas, whether to believe in the lies we have been raised with or choose the new path of truth. I chose truth, to be a conscious African. When people live under lies for too long, the lies become a norm to them. It makes up their beliefs. Anyone who wakes up to challenge their thinking now becomes the threat. This is the state we have been as Africans, a state of always fighting the African in us. The good news is that the person is a hero. The African never dies, he lives to tell his story. She lives to make her presence felt. Here's the story, a story of how adorable, noble, intelligent the African is. I hope you will fall in love with him and find inspiration from her. The African is you and this is your Story. You were at a point world masters.
Author : Joseph E. Harris
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0452011817
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Africans and Their History written by Joseph E. Harris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-08-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africans and Their History chronicles in fascinating detail African history from prehistoric times through the end of the 20th century. Africa has witnessed the birth of many important developments in history. Human evolution, including the use of fire, food production via plant cultivation and animal domestication, as well as the creation of sophisticated tools and hunting weapons from iron took place in Africa. Other historical events such as the slave trade, which played a critical role in Western economic power, the rise of Islam as one of the world's dominant religions, and colonization and struggles for independence occurred on African soil. Originally publihsed in 1972, this second revised edition provides a concise and authoritative overview of the diverse peoples and societies of Africa and includes events through the end of the 20th century, including the emergence of a free South Africa and its landmark enactment of a constitution that recognizes even more rights than the American constitution.
Author : Henry Louis Gates
Publisher : Alfred a Knopf Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780375402357
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Wonders of the African World written by Henry Louis Gates and published by Alfred a Knopf Incorporated. This book was released on 1999 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers an illustrated journey through the history and contributions of Africa's lost civilizations, from the ancient pyramids of Nubia to the ruins of Ethiopia's Christian kingdom to the great library and university of Timbuktu.
Author : Herb Boyd
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1934389951
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (343 download)
Download or read book African History For Beginners written by Herb Boyd and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2007-08-21 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African History For Beginners explores the rich history of this continent of contrasts. Discover the glory of the Pharaohs and Towers of Zimbabwe, the cosmology of the Yoruba, the courage of the Masai and the golden wonders of Mali, the art treasures of the Bushongo and the sophistication of the Egyptians. It is a unique documentary portrait of the Africans’ struggle to preserve their cultural heritage and homeland. Recent archeological discoveries indicate that Africa was the birth place of humankind. Over the ages, the riches and wonders of Africa have attracted the world. Yet the Africans themselves often remained unknown or misunderstood. Here is a book to set the historical record straight.
Author : John Henrik Clarke
Publisher : Black Classic Press
ISBN 13 : 9780933121775
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (217 download)
Download or read book African People in World History written by John Henrik Clarke and published by Black Classic Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: African history as world history: Africa and the Roman Empire -- Africa and the rise of Islam -- The mighty kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay -- The Atlantic slave trade: Slavery and resistance in South America and the Caribbean -- Slavery and resistance in the United States -- African Americans in the twentieth century.
Author : J. D. Fage
Publisher : Alfred A. Knopf
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of Africa written by J. D. Fage and published by Alfred A. Knopf. This book was released on 1978 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A History of Africa is a thorough narrative history of the continent from its beginnings to the twenty-first century. Long established at the forefront of African Studies, this book addresses the events of the 1990s and beyond. The issues discussed include: post-apartheid South Africa the prospects for democratization in Africa at the beginning of the new millenniumdevelopments in Muslim North Africa including the threat of Islamic fundamentalismeconomic and social developments including the devastating impact of Third World debt and the provision of debt reliefcultural, environmental and gender issues in Modern Africa.
Author : Yosef Ben-Jochannan
Publisher : Africa Research and Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book New Dimensions in African History written by Yosef Ben-Jochannan and published by Africa Research and Publications. This book was released on 1991 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Earl Sweeting
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (28 download)
Download or read book African History written by Earl Sweeting and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Air University (U.S.). Library
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Africa written by Air University (U.S.). Library and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Saheed Aderinto
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)
Download or read book African Kingdoms written by Saheed Aderinto and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history-rich volume details the sociopolitical, economic, and artistic aspects of African kingdoms from the earliest times to the second half of the 19th century. Africa has a long and fascinating history and is a place of growing importance in the world history curriculum. This detailed encyclopedia covers the history of African kingdoms from antiquity through the mid-19th century, tracing the dynasties' ties to modern globalization and influences on world culture before, during, and after the demise of the slave trade. Along with an exploration of African heritage, this reference is rich with firsthand accounts of Africa through the oral traditions of its people and the written journals of European explorers, missionaries, and travelers who visited Africa from the 15th century and onward. Alphabetically arranged entries cover a particular kingdom and feature information on the economic, cultural, religious, political, social, and environmental history of the regime. The content references popular culture, movies, and art that present contemporary reenactments of kingdoms, emphasizing the importance of history in shaping modern ideas. Other features include primary source documents, a selected bibliography of print and electronic resources, and dozens of sidebars containing key facts and interesting trivia.
Author : Catherine E. McKinley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620403544
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
Download or read book The African Lookbook written by Catherine E. McKinley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2021-02-09 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the African Photobook of the Year Award A Choice Outstanding Title of the Year A USA Today "Must-Read for Black History Month" An NPR "Goats and Soda" Editors' Pick A BookRiot Favorite Nonfiction Book of the Year An unprecedented visual history of African women told in striking and subversive historical photographs-featuring an Introduction by Edwidge Danticat and a Foreword by Jacqueline Woodson. Most of us grew up with images of African women that were purely anthropological-bright displays of exotica where the deeper personhood seemed tucked away. Or they were chronicles of war and poverty-“poverty porn.” But now, curator Catherine E. McKinley draws on her extensive collection of historical and contemporary photos to present a visual history spanning a hundred-year arc (1870–1970) of what is among the earliest photography on the continent. These images tell a different story of African women: how deeply cosmopolitan and modern they are in their style; how they were able to reclaim the tools of the colonial oppression that threatened their selfhood and livelihoods. Featuring works by celebrated African masters, African studios of local legend, and anonymous artists, The African Lookbook captures the dignity, playfulness, austerity, grandeur, and fantasy-making of African women across centuries. McKinley also features photos by Europeans-most starkly, striking nudes-revealing the relationships between white men and the Black female sitters where, at best, a grave power imbalance lies. It's a bittersweet truth that when there is exploitation there can also be profound resistance expressed in unexpected ways-even if it's only in gazing back. These photos tell the story of how the sewing machine and the camera became powerful tools for women's self-expression, revealing a truly glorious display of everyday beauty.
Author : Michael Brett
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1847010636
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Approaching African History written by Michael Brett and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 2013 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Africa is a huge continent, as large as the more habitable areas of Europe and Asia put together. This book takes as its subject the last 10,000 years of African history, and traces the way in which human society on the continent has evolved from communities of hunters and gatherers to the complex populations of today.
