TY  - BOOK
AU  - Asante,Molefi K.
TI  - The history of Africa: the quest for eternal harmony 
SN  - 0415771382 (hbk.)
AV  - DT20 .A83 2007
U1  - 960 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Africa
KW  - History
KW  - Civilization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-380) and index; pt. 1. The time of 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006021528.html
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