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A Short History of Africa
Contributor(s): Oliver, Roland (Author), Fage, J. D. (Author), Howard, Geoffrey (Read by)
ISBN: 1441703128     ISBN-13: 9781441703125
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
OUR PRICE:   $26.96  
Product Type: Compact Disc
Published: February 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa - General
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 5.8" (0.70 lbs)
Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
 
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Publisher Description:
During the twentieth century the center of the world shifted. The dramatic alterations in political power have corrected the once prevalent vision of a European-centered world. While the centers of European culture flourished, decayed, and sprouted in turn, empires in Africa rose, ruled, resisted, and succumbed. Much of Africa's past has now been excavated from ignorance and error, revealing a rich and previously little-known human heritage. This classic work draws on the whole range of literature about Africa as well as evidence provided by archaeology, oral traditions, language relationships, and social institutions. It marshals the most authoritative views of African specialists into an absorbing narrative and puts forward original conclusions that take the study of Africa a stage further.

Contributor Bio(s): Fage, J. D.: -

John Donnelly Fage (1921-2002) was educated at Cambridge. He first became interested in Africa when his service with the Royal Air Force took him to various parts of the continent. In a long collaboration with Roland Oliver, his contemporary at Cambridge, he founded the Journal of African History. Together they also edited the eight-volume Cambridge History of Africa.

Cosham, Ralph: -

Ralph Cosham (1936-2014), a.k.a. Geoffrey Howard, was a British journalist who changed careers to become a narrator and screen and stage actor. He performed in more than one hundred professional theatrical roles, and several of his narrations were named "Audio Best of the Year" by Publishers Weekly. In 2013 he won the coveted Audie Award for his narration of Louise Penny's The Beautiful Mystery.

Oliver, Roland: -

Roland Oliver was born in 1923 in Srinagar, Kashmir, and was educated at Cambridge. He has authored and coauthored a number of books, including The Missionary Factor in East Africa. He is currently emeritus professor of African history at the University of London.