Inventing Africa history, archaeology and ideas
"Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep heart. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilisations. Debates continue on the African or...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Pluto Press.
2011, 2011
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep heart. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilisations. Debates continue on the African origins of humankind, the contributions of ancient Egypt t the world and Africa's importance to global history"--Page 4 of cover |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 183 pages illustrations, map, portraits |
| ISBN: | 1783713607 074533105X 9780745331065 0745331068 1783713615 9780745331058 9781783713608 9781785390456 1785390457 |