The cultural unity of Black Africa : the domains of patriarchy and of matriarchy in classical antiquity / by Cheikh Anta Diop ; introduction by John Henrik Clarke ; afterword by James G. Spady.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diop, Cheikh Anta.

Contributor:

Clarke, John Henrik, 1915-1998, writer of introduction.

Spady, James G., writer of afterword.

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

Standardized Title:

Unité culturelle de l'Afrique noire. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Matriarchy.

Patriarchy.

Families--Africa, North.

Families.

Ethnology--Africa, North.

Ethnology.

North Africa.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, xv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 7 unnumbered pages- 235 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago, Illinois : Third World Press, 1978.

Contents:

An Historical Account of Matriarchy

Criticism on the classical theory of a universal matriarchy

History of Patriarchy and Matriarchy

Anomalies noticed in the three zones their explanation

A comparison of other aspects of the Northern and Meridional cultures

Is the comparison between Black Africa of today and ancient Egypt historically accurate?

Disturbing facts.

Notes:

"The English translation edition was originally published by Presence Africaine in 1963. It is here reprinted by arrangement."

"'The Cultural Unity of Black Africa' was reproduced out of the original text 'The Cultural Unity of Negro Africa' without editing or modification (except the replacement of the 'Negro' for the word 'Black' in the title)."

"Cover design by Calvin Jones."

Translation of L'unité culturelle de l'Afrique noire.

Includes bibliographical references.

Local Notes:

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

ISBN:

0883780496