| Historical Dictionary of Pre-Colonial Africa: Volume 3 Contributor(s): Collins, Robert O. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0810839784 ISBN-13: 9780810839786 Publisher: Scarecrow Press OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2001 Annotation: Collins seeks to familiarize the reader with pre-colonial Africa, the Africa that began with the migrations of the Bantu from their homeland in 500 B.C. and ended with European control in the 19th century, revealing the culture, events, achievement and rulers of Africa from this time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - History | Reference |
| Dewey: 960.020 |
| LCCN: 00052254 |
| Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras |
| Physical Information: 1.66" H x 6.08" W x 8.47" (2.02 lbs) 680 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Heart of Darkness, this is the image that most in the West hold of pre-colonial Africa. Joseph Conrad's description of a continent lacking in civilization, commerce, and Christianity is familiar to many readers. Historians have been working to dispel this notion before since the institution of African independence after World War II. Collins seeks to familiarize the reader with pre-colonial Africa, the Africa that began with the migrations of the Bantu from their homeland in 500 B.C. and ended with European control in the 19th century, revealing the culture, events, achievement and rulers of Africa from this time. |