The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony
Autor Molefi Kete Asanteen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2024
The book brings readers closer to an authentic Africa by paying close attention to the lives of everyday people and highlighting insights and ideas that are often missed in typical survey texts. The fourth edition offers expanded coverage of smaller linguistic and ethnic groups in Africa in order to provide a more inclusive history, noting a few individual groups while also analyzing their contributions to the overall narrative and African culture. Liberia’s hidden history is given greater attention in this updated volume, as well as the ethnic and religious tensions in Nigeria and Sudan. While the book emphasizes that African history is always being made, the fourth edition brings the record up to date and grapples with contemporary issues in culture and politics.
The History of Africa is an indispensable text for students and researchers in African history, cultural studies, philosophy, and politics.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781032396149
ISBN-10: 1032396148
Pagini: 490
Ilustrații: 6 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 60 Halftones, black and white; 71 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.92 kg
Ediția:4 ed
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1032396148
Pagini: 490
Ilustrații: 6 Tables, black and white; 11 Line drawings, black and white; 60 Halftones, black and white; 71 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.92 kg
Ediția:4 ed
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
UndergraduateCuprins
Introduction to the Fourth Edition, The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal Harmony Part I: The Time of Awakening 1. Africa and the Origin of Humanity Part II: The Age of Literacy 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 Part III: The Moment of Realization 6. The Emergence of the Great River Kingdoms Part IV: The Age of Construction 7. The Spread of Classical Empires and Kingdoms 8. The Sudanic Empires: Historians and Their Narratives 9. Generators of Traditional and Contemporary Africa 10. Societies of Secrets and Institutions Part V: The Time of Chaos 11. Arab and European Missionaries, Merchants, and Mercenaries 12. Resisting European and Arab Slave Traders Part VI: The Age of Reconstruction 13. Africa Regains Consciousness in a Pan-African Explosion Part VII: The Time for Consolidation 14. Africa Consolidates Independence 15. Toward a United States of Africa Without Compromise: Creation of the African Union
Recenzii
"In this fourth edition of The History of Africa the historian and philosopher Molefi Kete Asante has extended the reach of his already best-selling and popular book. This edition is heavily illustrated with updated photographs, charts, and graphs as well as key narratives on themes and memes in politics, ecology, and demographics. The unique and well-researched areas of history involving the agency of the African people themselves are further highlighted with dramatic examples that bring to life the experiences of the ordinary people of Africa, and narrations of documents central to understanding the unfolding of African history.
The History of Africa written by the most prolific African American scholar is already one of the most classic books ever written on African history. It is praised by scholars who have studied Africa for decades as well as those who are newcomers to the field. Asante’s history releases the history of Africa from the chains of observers who see Africa as object and his work thrusts the continent and its people into the forefront of Africa as actors, not as spectators to the visions of others. In this way Asante’s fourth edition of The History of Africa is a visionary work based solidly on the grounding that comes from the overwhelming nature of the evidence, resources, and experiences of African people. No other history of Africa is so conscious of the narrative of its people from human origin to the 21st century."
Jabali Ade, Temple University, USA, editor of Afrocentricity in Afro-Futurism: Toward Afrocentric Futurism
The History of Africa written by the most prolific African American scholar is already one of the most classic books ever written on African history. It is praised by scholars who have studied Africa for decades as well as those who are newcomers to the field. Asante’s history releases the history of Africa from the chains of observers who see Africa as object and his work thrusts the continent and its people into the forefront of Africa as actors, not as spectators to the visions of others. In this way Asante’s fourth edition of The History of Africa is a visionary work based solidly on the grounding that comes from the overwhelming nature of the evidence, resources, and experiences of African people. No other history of Africa is so conscious of the narrative of its people from human origin to the 21st century."
Jabali Ade, Temple University, USA, editor of Afrocentricity in Afro-Futurism: Toward Afrocentric Futurism
Notă biografică
Molefi Kete Asante is Professor of Africology at Temple University, USA. He is the author of 101 books including the forthcoming Africa’s Gifts of the Spirit. He is the author of African American People: A Global History, The Afrocentric Manifesto, and Revolutionary Pedagogy.
Descriere
The new edition of this comprehensive survey of African history provides an accessible overview of the continent’s narrative, focusing on the autonomy and achievements of the African people.