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20%OFFGordon Kerr - A Short History of Africa: From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring (Pocket Essential series) - 9781842434420 - V9781842434420
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A Short History of Africa: From the Origins of the Human Race to the Arab Spring (Pocket Essential series)

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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, ... Read more

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.

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Product Details

Publisher
Oldcastle Books
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
159g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Harpenden, Herts, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842434420
SKU
V9781842434420
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99-1

About Gordon Kerr
Gordon Kerr worked in bookselling and publishing before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of several titles including A Short History of Europe, A Short History of Africa, A Short History of China, A Short History of Brazil, A Short History of the First World War, A Short History of the Vietnam War, A Short History of the ... Read more

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