Historical Dictionary of Pre-Colonial Africa

by Robert O. Collins

The Heart of Darkness, this is the image that most in the West hold of pre-colonial Africa. Joseph Conrad's description of a continent lacking in civilization, commerce, and Christianity is familiar to many readers. Historians have been working to dispel this notion before since the institution of African independence after World War II.

Collins seeks to familiarize the reader with pre-colonial Africa, the Africa that began with the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810839784
• ISBN13: 9780810839786
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 680 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 8.5"