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Inventing Africa : History, Archaeology and Ideas

Paperback • 2011 • Norwegian Bokmål

Inventing Africa : History, Archaeology and Ideas

By Robin Derricourt

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About the book

Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep past.<br><br>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.<br><br>Images of 'Africa', simplifying a complex and diverse continent, have existed from anci...Show more

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ISBN

9780745331058

Publisher

London, GBR : Pluto Press

Published year

2011

Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Original title

Inventing Africa : History, Archaeology and Ideas

Format

Paperback

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