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Overview""Northrup's highly accessible book breaks through the most common barriers that readers encounter in studying African history. Each chapter takes on a common myth about Africa and explains both the sources of the myth and the research that debunks it. These provocative chapters will promote lively discussions among readers while deepening their understanding of African and world history. The book is strengthened by its incorporation of actors and issues representing the African diaspora and African Americans in particular."" -Rebecca Shumway, College of Charleston Full Product DetailsAuthor: David NorthrupPublisher: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc Imprint: Hackett Publishing Co, Inc ISBN: 9781624666391ISBN 10: 1624666396 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 September 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsContents: Series Editors' Foreword Editor’s Preface Introduction No History in Africa? Can the Oldest Humans Have the Shortest History? How Special Can Ethiopia Be? Encounters with Non-Africans: Good, Bad, or Complicated? The Atlantic Slave Trade: Stolen Bodies, Stolen Identities? Merrie Olde Africa: Change, Continuity, and Identity Is Islam More Authentically African than Christianity? The Mythical Present: Africa Rising? Africa Failing? Epilogue Suggested ReadingsReviewsA superb introduction to major themes in African history, lively and without jargon, and pitched at the right level for a general or student readership. At the same time, it does not oversimplify. Unlike many other introductions to African history, the text does not overwhelm with details, but focuses on arguments and issues with which readers can engage. Northrups approach is balanced. Even as it engages with some politically sensitive topics, it does so in a careful and fair fashion: A thoughtful book, drawing on and reflecting the best traditions of Africanist scholarship. Most of all, it was a pleasure to read. David Gordon, Bowdoin College Author InformationDavid Northrup is Emeritus Professor of History, Boston College, and recipient of the 2017 World History Association's Pioneers in World History Award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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