African Kingdoms (great Ages of Man).
Author | : Basil Davidson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Africa |
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Author | : Basil Davidson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Africa |
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Author | : Basil Davidson |
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Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 1967 |
Genre | : Africa |
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African civilizations, 3500 B.C.- 1500 A.D.
Author | : Davidson B. |
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Release | : 1969 |
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Author | : Basil Davidson |
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Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1974 |
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Author | : Basil Davidson |
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Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Africa |
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Author | : Basil Davidson |
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Total Pages | : 191 |
Release | : 1980 |
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Author | : Basil Davidson |
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Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Africa |
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Author | : John Parker |
Publisher | : Thames & Hudson |
Total Pages | : 387 |
Release | : 2023-03-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0500778264 |
From the ancient Nile Valley to the savannas of medieval West Africa, the highlands of Ethiopia and on to the forests, lakes and grasslands to the south, African civilizations have given rise to some of the worlds most impressive kingdoms. Yet Africas history is often little known beyond the devastation wrought by the slave trade and European colonial rule. In this groundbreaking new book, nine leading historians of Africa take a fresh look at these great kingdoms and empires over five thousand years of recorded history. How was kingship forged in Africa and how did it operate? Was dynastic power maintained by consent or by coercion? Did kings and queens display and project that power for all to see, or did they hide it away, as beneath the fringed crowns that concealed the faces of sacred Yoruba rulers? In what ways have African peoples themselves recorded, celebrated and critiqued the deeds of their kings? Great Kingdoms of Africa explores some of the most important questions in the continents deep past. As elsewhere in the world, absolute monarchy in Africa has been on the wane in the modern era. Yet kingship continues to thrive within many present-day African nations, preserving deep-rooted ideas about culture, identity and sacred power. Presenting exciting developments in the understanding of how states and societies have interacted with each other across time, this book shows how powerful and sophisticated kingdoms have shaped the course of African history and continue to do so in the present day.
Author | : Basil Davidson |
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Release | : 1971 |
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ISBN | : 9780809403493 |
Author | : Patricia McKissack |
Publisher | : Square Fish |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2016-03-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1250113512 |
For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires while inviting us to share in the inspiring process of historical recovery that is taking place today.