Seven myths of Africa in world history
By: by David Northrup ; series editors, Alfred J. Andrea and Andrew Holt
Series: Myths of history: a Hackett series; Myths of history
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 162
ISBN-13: 9781624666391; 9781624666407
Subjects: Commerce; Errors, inventions; Civilization; History
Other titles: 7 myths of Africa in world history
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: No history in Africa? Can the oldest humans have the shortest history?; title: How special can Ethiopia be?; title: Encounters with non-Africans: Good, bad, or complicated?; title: The Atlantic slave trade: stolen bodies, stolen identities?; title: Merrie olde Africa: Change, continuity, and identity; title: Is Islam more authentically African than Christianity?; title: The mythical present: Africa rising? Africa failing?