The Practice of History in Africa. A History of African Historiography
Publisher: Onyoma Research Publications
Published: December 29, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9789783731479
Subjects: Africa - General; Historiography; History / Africa; History : Historiography; History; History - General History; History: World
Description: "The Practice of History in Africa offers a history of African historiography from an African perspective. It attempts to answer some of the questions concerning the practice of history from the civilizations of ancient Egypt, through the varied cultures and regions of the continent to contemporary times." "The book presents the philosophy of the oral tradition as it co-existed and co-exists with the written traditions of ancient Egypt, the Islamic tradition, and the western European tradition of historiography."--book jacket.