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The history of Africa : the quest for eternal harmony / Molefi Kete Asante.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Routledge, 2007.Description: xiii, 397 p. : ill., map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0415771382 (hbk.)
  • 9780415771382 (hbk.)
  • 0415771390 (pbk.)
  • 9780415771399 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 960 22
LOC classification:
  • DT20 .A83 2007
Other classification:
  • 15.80
Online resources:
Contents:
pt. 1. The time of awakening -- Africa and the origin of humanity -- pt. 2. The age of literacy -- Africa and the beginning of civilization -- The rise of Kemet/Egypt -- The elements of early African civilization -- Governance and the political stability of Kemet -- pt. 3. The moment of realization -- The emergence of the great river kingdoms -- pt. 4. The age of construction -- The spread of classical empires and kingdoms -- The Sudanic empires : historians and their narratives -- Generators of traditional and contemporary Africa -- Societies of secrets : farmers and metallurgists -- pt. 5. The time of chaos -- Arab and European missionaries, merchants, and mercenaries -- Resisting European and Arab slave traders -- pt. 6. The age of reconstruction -- Africa regains consciousness in a Pan-African explosion -- pt. 7. The time for consolidation -- Africa consolidates independence -- Toward a United States of Africa without compromise : creation of the African Union -- Chronology of African history -- Some African ethnic groups -- Major linguistic complexes.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-380) and index.

pt. 1. The time of awakening -- Africa and the origin of humanity -- pt. 2. The age of literacy -- Africa and the beginning of civilization -- The rise of Kemet/Egypt -- The elements of early African civilization -- Governance and the political stability of Kemet -- pt. 3. The moment of realization -- The emergence of the great river kingdoms -- pt. 4. The age of construction -- The spread of classical empires and kingdoms -- The Sudanic empires : historians and their narratives -- Generators of traditional and contemporary Africa -- Societies of secrets : farmers and metallurgists -- pt. 5. The time of chaos -- Arab and European missionaries, merchants, and mercenaries -- Resisting European and Arab slave traders -- pt. 6. The age of reconstruction -- Africa regains consciousness in a Pan-African explosion -- pt. 7. The time for consolidation -- Africa consolidates independence -- Toward a United States of Africa without compromise : creation of the African Union -- Chronology of African history -- Some African ethnic groups -- Major linguistic complexes.