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020 _a0415771382 (hbk.)
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050 0 0 _aDT20
_b.A83 2007
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100 1 _aAsante, Molefi Kete,
_d1942-.
245 1 4 _aThe history of Africa :
_bthe quest for eternal harmony /
_cMolefi Kete Asante.
260 _aNew York ;
_aLondon :
_bRoutledge,
_c2007.
300 _axiii, 397 p. :
_bill., maps ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [377]-380) and index.
505 0 _apt. 1. The time of the awakening -- Africa and the origin of humanity -- pt. 2. The age of literacy -- Africa and the beginning of civilization -- The rise of Kemet/Egypt -- The elements of early African civilization -- Governance and the political stability of Kemet -- pt. 3. The moment of realization -- The emergence of the great river kingdoms -- pt. 4. The age of construction -- The spread of classical empires and kingdoms -- The Sudanic empires : historians and their narratives -- Generators of traditional and contemporary Africa -- Societies of secrets : farmers and metallurgists -- pt. 5. The time of chaos -- Arab and European missionaries, merchants, and mercenaries -- Resisting European and Arab slave traders -- pt. 6. The age of reconstruction -- Africa regains consciousness in a Pan-African explosion -- pt. 7. The time for consolidation -- Africa consolidates independence -- Toward a United States of Africa without compromise : creation of the African Union -- Chronology of African history -- Some African ethnic groups -- Major linguistic complexes.
651 0 _aAfrica
_xHistory.
651 0 _aAfrica
_xCivilization.
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