A Short History of Africa - From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring (Paperback)

Africa. The cradle of civilisation. From the dawn of human time in prehistoric Africa right through to the so-called 'Arab Spring' of 2011, Gordon Kerr offers a comprehensive introduction to the sprawling history of this enormous continent. He begins with the origins of the human race and the development of stone age technology, through ancient and medieval times and the significance of the Arab presence, the Muslim states and the trans-Saharan trade. Kerr continues with the rise and fall of nation states and kingdoms prior to the arrival of Europeans , Ghana, the Kingdoms of the Forest and Savanna, Yoruba, Oyo, Benin, Asante, Luba, Lunda, Lozi and many others, on to the beginning of the slave trade, and the European conquest and colonization of sub-Saharan Africa, the 'Scramble for Africa'. Finally moving onto the often bitter struggles for independence from that period of colonization and exploitation, Kerr concludes with an assessment of Africa in the 21st century.

General

Imprint:	Pocket Essentials
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2012
First published:	June 2012
Authors:	Gordon Kerr
Dimensions:	198 x 126 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-84243-442-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	1-84243-442-X
Barcode:	9781842434420

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