Bibliograph

African ideas, how a continent and its people changed the world, Jeff Pearce

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African ideas, how a continent and its people changed the world, Jeff Pearce

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

African ideas

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1259401464

Responsibility statement

Jeff Pearce

Sub title

how a continent and its people changed the world

Summary

"Past works have reinforced misconceptions about Africa, from its oral traditions and languages to its resistance to colonial powers. Other books have treated African achievements as a parade of honorable mentions and novelties. This book is different-refreshingly different. It tells the stories behind the milestones and provides insights into how great Africans thought, and how they passed along what they learned"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Comparative Chronology -- Introduction -- Building Blocks -- Tall Tales and Confessions -- A Historian Meets a Khan -- An African Midas -- Church and State... of Mind -- African Antecedents -- Immortal Queens -- The Activist -- Two Economists and a Diplomat -- Words, Bards, and "Tribes" -- Masks -- Attitudes -- Tanks Versus Spears -- Success Stories -- The Worth of Words, the Value in Pictures -- The Shadow of Mau Mau and the Echoes of Algiers -- The Sphinx and the Minotaur -- Because Biko -- Cheetahs and Hippos, Oil and Trees -- Exiles and Expats -- Concluding Remarks

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