African history : a very short introduction / John Parker and Richard Rathbone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, John, 1960-

Contributor:

Rathbone, Richard.

Series:

Very short introductions ; 160.

Very short introductions ; 160

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--History.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.

Summary:

"African History: A Very Short Introduction" looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented by examining the unity and diversity of African cultures, slavery, religion, colonial conquest, the diaspora, and the importance of history in understanding contemporary Africa. Africa has been known as 'the cradle of mankind', and its recoverable history stretches back to the Pharaohs. But the idea of study of ‘African history’ itself is new. Why is it still contested and controversial? Who invented the idea of 'Africa'? How is African history pieced together, given such a lack of documentary evidence? How did Africa interact with the world 1,000 years ago? -- From publisher's description.

Contents:

The idea of Africa

Africans: diversity and unity

Africa's past: historical sources

Africa in the world

Colonialism in Africa

Imagining the future, rebuilding the past

Memory and forgetting, past and present.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-160) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

9780191516597

9780192802484

OCLC:

181654648