Title: Ancient civilizations of Africa /
Authors: Mukhtār, Muḥammad Jamāl al-Dīn, 1918-; Unesco.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books ; University of California Press,
Year: 1981
Subjects: Africa History
Abstract: Deals with the period beginning at the close of the Neolithic era, from around the eighth millennium before our era. This period of some 9,000 years of history has been sub-divided into four major geographical zones, following the pattern of African historical research. Chapters 1 to 12 cover the corridor of the Nile, Egypt and Nubia. Chapters 13 to 16 relate to the Ethiopian highlands. Chapters 17 to 20 describe the part of Africa later called the Magrhib and its Saharan hinterland. Chapters 21 to 29, the rest of Africa as well as some of the islands of the Indian Ocean.--Publisher's description.
Contents: Introduction / G. Mokhtar with the collaboration of J. Vercoutter -- Origin of the ancient Egyptians / Cheikh Anta Diop -- Annex to chapter 1 : Report of the symposium on 'The peopling of ancient Egypt and the deciphering of the Meroitic script' -- Pharaonic Egypt / A. Abu Bakr -- Pharaonic Egypt : society, economy and culture / J. Yoyotte -- Egypt's relations with the rest of Africa / A.H. Zayed with the collaboration of J. Devisse -- The legacy of Pharaonic Egypt / R. El-Nadoury with the collaboration of J. Vercoutter -- Egypt in the hellenistic era / H. Riad with the collaboration of J. Devisse -- Egypt under Roman domination / S. Donadoni -- The importance of Nubia : a link between Central Africa and the Mediterranean / S. Adam with the collaboration of J. Vercoutter -- Nubia before Napata ( -- 3100 to -- 750) / N.M. Sherif -- The empire of Kush : Napata and Meroe / J. Leclant --^