The Africans : a triple heritage / by Ali A. Mazrui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mazrui, Ali AlʼAmin.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Civilization.

Africa.

Civilization.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

336 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, portraits. ; 26 cm

Edition:

First American Edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 1986.

Contents:

Introduction: A Celebration of Decay?

Where is Africa?

Anatomy of a Continent

Africa's Identity: The Indigenous Personality

Africa's Identity: The Semitic Impact

Africa's Identity: The Western Aftermath

Africa at Play: A Triple Heritage of Sports

Africa at Prayer: New Gods

Tools of Exploitation: A Triple Heritage of Technology

In Search of Stability

Is Modernisation Reversible?

In Search of Self-Reliance: Capitalism without Winter

Towards Cultural Synthesis

Between Society and State

Between War and Peace

Muntu: A Conclusion.

Notes:

"Companion volume to the acclaimed PBS series"--Dustjacket.

"Jacket design by Amy C. Warden. Jacket illustration by Mark English courtesy of The Annenberg/CPB Project."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-328) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

Banks Collection copy: dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

0316552003 :

OCLC:

13159403