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Seven myths of Africa in world history / by David Northrup.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Northrup, David, 1941- author.
- Series:
- Myths of history
- Myths of history: a Hackett series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Commerce.
- History.
- Africa--History--Errors, inventions, etc.
- Africa.
- Africa--Commerce--History.
- Africa--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 162 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Indianapolis : Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., [2017]
- Contents:
- No history in Africa? Can the oldest humans have the shortest history?
- How special can Ethiopia be?
- Encounters with non-Africans: Good, bad, or complicated?
- The Atlantic slave trade: stolen bodies, stolen identities?
- Merrie olde Africa: Change, continuity, and identity
- Is Islam more authentically African than Christianity?
- The mythical present: Africa rising? Africa failing?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781624666391
- 1624666396
- 9781624666407
- 162466640X
- OCLC:
- 974912785
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