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Author : Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher : National Press Books
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021995332
Author : Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1995-12-01
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1562569015
Author : Christopher Ehret
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0813920574
In An African Classical Age, Christopher Ehret brings to light 1,400 years of social and economic transformation across Africa from Uganda and Kenya in the north to Natal and the Cape in the south. The book offers a much-needed portrait of this region during a crucial period in which basic features of precolonial African societies and cultures emerged. Combining the most recent findings of archaeology and historical linguistics, the author demonstrates that, from 1000 B.C. through the fourth century A.D., eastern and southern African history was invigorated by technological change and intricately reshaped by the clash of distinctive cultures. Contrary to common presumption, he argues, Africans of this period were not isolated actors on their own historical stage, but direct and indirect participants in the major trends of contemporary world history, such as the Iron Age and the first great rise of long-distance commercial enterprise. In telling their important story, Ehret shows how powerful yet delicate a tool language evidence can be in detecting both the details and the long-term contours of the past. The culmination of twenty-five years of research, this sweeping historical survey fundamentally challenges how we view the place not only of eastern and southern Africa, but of Africa as a whole, in the early eras of world history. Now available in paperback, An African Classical Age has become an essential resource for scholars of linguistics, archaeology, world history, and African studies.
Author : William Leo Hansberry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UCSC:32106013572042
In this groundbreaking study, the father of African Studies, William Leo Hansberry, examines classical references to the African continent and its people. The writings of Homer, Pliny, Ovid, Virgil, Herodotus and others are discussed and analyzed in a lively and highly readable manner.
Author : Christopher Ehret
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0813918146
In An African Classical Age, Christopher Ehret brings to light 1,400 years of social and economic transformation across Africa from Uganda and Kenya in the north to Natal and the Cape in the south. The book offers a much-needed portrait of this region during a crucial period in which basic features of precolonial African societies and cultures emerged. Combining the most recent findings of archaeology and historical linguistics, the author demonstrates that, from 1000 B.C. through the fourth century A.D., eastern and southern African history was invigorated by technological change and intricately reshaped by the clash of distinctive cultures. Contrary to common presumption, he argues, Africans of this period were not isolated actors on their own historical stage, but direct and indirect participants in the major trends of contemporary world history, such as the Iron Age and the first great rise of long-distance commercial enterprise. In telling their important story, Ehret shows how powerful yet delicate a tool language evidence can be in detecting both the details and the long-term contours of the past. The culmination of twenty-five years of research, this sweeping historical survey fundamentally challenges how we view the place not only of eastern and southern Africa, but of Africa as a whole, in the early eras of world history. Now available in paperback, An African Classical Age has become an essential resource for scholars of linguistics, archaeology, world history, and African studies.
Author : Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1994-10-01
Category : Africa
ISBN : 1562569023
Author : Charles Eliot
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : History
ISBN : 0714616613
First Published in 1966. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Frank M. Snowden
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : History
ISBN : 0674076265
Investigates the participation of black Africans, usually referred to as "Ethiopians," by the Greek and Romans, in classical civilization, concluding that they were accepted by pagans and Christians without prejudice.
Author : Captivating History
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1647488710
If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Africa, then keep reading... Africa is the continent where the first humans were born. They explored the vast land and produced the first tools. And although we migrated from that continent, we never completely abandoned it. From the beginning of time, humans lived and worked in Africa, leaving evidence of their existence in the sands of the Sahara Desert and the valleys of the great rivers, such as the Nile and Niger. Some of the earliest great civilizations were born there, and they give us an insight into the smaller kingdoms of ancient Africa. Egypt is the main source of knowledge of many neighboring kingdoms that were just as rich and developed. Unfortunately, they were forgotten in time, as other civilizations and kingdoms replaced them as the continent's power bases. Only recently are we rediscovering the might of the Kingdom of Aksum, the political prowess of Kush, and the richness of the mysterious Punt. The early medieval kingdoms of Ghana and Mali are still being researched due to their unique pre-Muslim culture and their own outlook on Islam. As the home of the many pharaohs, Queen Sheba, Hannibal Barca, and Mansa Musa, Africa deserves our full attention. It has stories to tell us and cultural riches to share with us. Africa is where paganism, Christianity, and Islam left their trails and created a cultural fusion that is unique to the continent. Some modern countries are popular tourist destinations, while others are war-torn lands still unable to industrialize. This polarity of Africa can be traced to ancient times, and the world-shaping events that occurred here need to be studied and understood. In Ancient Africa: A Captivating Guide to Ancient African Civilizations, Such as the Kingdom of Kush, the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, and the Mali Empire with its Timbuktu, you will discover topics such as The Kingdom of Kush The Land of Punt Carthage The Kingdom of Aksum The Ghana Empire The Mali Empire And much, much more! So if you want to learn more about ancient Africa, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
Author : Grant Parker
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 579 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781107100817
This book explores how since colonial times South Africa has created its own vernacular classicism, both in creative media and everyday life.
Author : Lloyd A. Thompson,John Ferguson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015003991158
Author : Cheikh Anta Diop
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Africans
ISBN : OCLC:1391719575
Author : Christopher Ehret
Publisher : James Currey Publishers
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0852554753
This book gives serious play to ancient history right across the African continent and it ties these eras into the currents of wider world history. Chris Ehret has skilfully woven archaeology and linguistics into the historical narrative to provide a text from the deep past until 1800. North America: University Press of Virginia
Author : John Parker,Richard (Honorary Professor of History Rathbone, University of Aberystwyth),Richard Rathbone
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780192802484
Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples.
Author : Barbara Goff
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780934679
This book is the first to examine the complex and contradictory history of Classics in Sierra Leone, Ghana and Nigeria. It investigates how Classical Studies, as an integral part of colonial education, enforced a notion of cultural inferiority on African subjects, but conversely played an enabling role in nationalist expression. The enquiry is structured around three main questions: how Classics contributed to the formation of a new class of Europeanising West Africans in the late 19th century; how Classics was implicated in the ideological struggles of the early twentieth century over the desirability of 'practical' or 'agricultural' education; and how the uses of Classics changed in the years leading up to independence.