The History of Africa: The Quest for Eternal HarmonyThis book provides a wide-ranging history of Africa from earliest prehistory to the present day – using the cultural, social, political, and economic lenses of Africa as instruments to illuminate the ordinary lives of Africans. The result is a fresh survey that includes a wealth of indigenous ideas, African concepts, and traditional outlooks that have escaped the writing of African history in the West. This straightforward, illustrated and factual text allows the reader to access the major developments, personalities and events on the African continent. Written by a world expert in African history, this ground-breaking survey is an indispensable guide. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The time of awakening | 7 |
The age of literacy | 15 |
The moment of realization | 78 |
The age of construction | 90 |
The time of the chaos | 207 |
The age of reconstruction | 257 |
The time for consolidation | 293 |
Chronology of Africa history | 351 |
Some African ethnic groups | 372 |
Major linguistic complexes | 376 |
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