Civilization or barbarism : an authentic anthropology / Cheikh Anta Diop and Yaa-Lengi Meema Ngemi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diop, Cheikh Anta, author.

Ngemi, Yaa-Lengi M., author.

Standardized Title:

Civilisation ou barbarie. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Africa--Civilization.

Africa.

Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (463 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, New York : Lawrence Hill Books, 1991.

Summary:

Challenging societal beliefs, this volume rethinks African and world history from an Afrocentric perspective.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE: Paleontological Approach; Chapter One: Prehistory: Race and History-Origin of Humanity and Racial Differentiation; Chapter Two: Critical Review of the Most Recent Theses on the Origin of Humanity; Chapter Three: The Myth of Atlantis Restored to Historical Science through Radiocarbon Analysis; Chapter Four: Latest Discoveries on the Origin of Egyptian Civilization; PART TWO: Laws Governing the Evolution of Societies: Motor of History in Societies of AMP and the Greek City-State

Chapter Five: Clanic and Tribal Organization; Chapter Six: Structure of Kinship at the Clanic and Tribal Stage; Chapter Seven: Race and Social Classes; Chapter Eight: Birth of the Different Types of States; Chapter Nine: Revolutions in History: Causes and Conditions for Success and Failure; Chapter Ten: The Different Revolutions in History; Chapter Eleven: Revolution in the Greek City-States: Comparison with AMP States; Chapter Twelve: Characteristics of Political and Social African Structures and Their Effect on Historical Movement

Chapter Thirteen: Critical Review of the Latest Theses on the AMP; PART THREE: Cultural Identity; Chapter Fourteen: How to Define Cultural Identity?; Chapter Fifteen: Toward a Method for an Approach to Intercultural Relations; PART FOUR: Africa's Contribution to Humanity in Sciences and in Philosophy; Chapter Sixteen: Africa's Contribution: Sciences; Chapter Seventeen: Does an African Philosophy Exist?; Chapter Eighteen: Greek Vocabulary of Black-African Origin; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Translation of: Civilisation ou barbarie.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781613747407

1613747403

9781556520495

1556520492

OCLC:

815669865