Inventing Africa : history, archaeology and ideas / Robin Derricourt.
"Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep past. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilisations. Debates continue on the African ori...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Pluto Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access |
| Summary: | "Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep past. 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 to the world and Africa's importance to global history."--Page 4 of cover. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 183 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-176) and index. |