Inventing Africa : history, archaeology and ideas /
"Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep heart. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilisations. Debates continue on the African or...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London :
Pluto Press.,
2011.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | "Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep heart. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilisations. Debates continue on the African origins of humankind, the contributions of ancient Egypt t the world and Africa's importance to global history"--Page 4 of cover |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 183 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-176) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781849645836 1849645833 1783713607 9781783713608 1785390457 9781785390456 9781783713615 1783713615 |