Inventing Africa: History, Archaeology and Ideas

by Robin Derricourt

Book Overview

Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep past. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilisations. Debates continue on the African origins of humankind, the contributions of ancient Egypt to the world and Africa's importance to global history. Images of 'Africa', simplifying a complex and diverse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074533105X
• ISBN13: 9780745331058
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.4"