A Short History of Africa
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During the twentieth century the center of the world shifted. The dramatic alterations in political power have corrected the once prevalent vision of a European-centered world. While the centers of European culture flourished, decayed, and sprouted in turn, empires in Africa rose, ruled, resisted, and succumbed. Much of Africa's past has now been excavated from ignorance and error, revealing a rich and previously little-known human heritage.
This classic work draws on the whole range of literature about Africa as well as evidence provided by archaeology, oral traditions, language relationships, and social institutions. It marshals the most authoritative views of African specialists into an absorbing narrative and puts forward original conclusions that take the study of Africa a stage further.
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An intelligent short history of this vast and fascinating continent, with its diverse population, its tumultuous past, and its complicated present, is a timely choice for audio. But in this program, first written in 1962 and presented here with only minor revisions, the vibrant genius of a people is eclipsed by a recitation of economic, religious, and political developments in a manner more suited for academics. Its treatment of Africa's great Iron Age, its early Portuguese colonies, its seemingly endless torments of slavery, the growth of Islam, famine, and warfare have no anecdotal interest to recommend it to general listeners. Geoffrey Howard's fine narration supplies dignity and sparkle, but the prose remains dull and unengaging. With so few tapes on this subject available on audio, it is a pity that Blackstone has offered a dry, 35-year-old research tool that is more serviceable in print. Not recommended for general audiences.-Barbara Mann, Adelphi Univ., Garden City, N.Y. Copyright 1996 Cahners Business Information.
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Oliver, R., Fage, J. D., & Howard, G. (2009). A Short History of Africa (Unabridged). Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oliver, Roland, J. D. Fage and Geoffrey Howard. 2009. A Short History of Africa. Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Oliver, Roland, J. D. Fage and Geoffrey Howard. A Short History of Africa Blackstone Publishing, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Oliver, R., Fage, J. D. and Howard, G. (2009). A short history of africa. Unabridged Blackstone Publishing.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Oliver, Roland, J. D Fage, and Geoffrey Howard. A Short History of Africa Unabridged, Blackstone Publishing, 2009.
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