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African History
John Parker
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Description for African History
Paperback. Intended for those interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this work looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. It illustrates key themes in modern thinking about Africa's history with a range of historical examples. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 184 pages, 29 halftones, 4 maps. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over 5 millennia across this vast continent. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert ... Read more
Essential reading for anyone interested in the African continent and the diversity of human history, this Very Short Introduction looks at Africa's past and reflects on the changing ways it has been imagined and represented. Key themes in current thinking about Africa's history are illustrated with a range of fascinating historical examples, drawn from over 5 millennia across this vast continent. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Very Short Introductions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780192802484
SKU
V9780192802484
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99-3
About John Parker
John Parker teaches African history at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He specializes in the history of Ghana and is the author of Making the Town: Ga State and Society in Early Colonial Accra (2000) and (with Jean Allman) Tongnaab: The History of a West African God (2005). He is currently researching a book on ... Read more
Reviews for African History
A very well informed and sharply stated historiography... should be in every historiography student's kitbag. A tour de force... it made me think a great deal.
Terence Ranger, The Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
You will finish this book better informed, with a better understanding of Africa and a clearer idea of the questions. ... Read more
Terence Ranger, The Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
You will finish this book better informed, with a better understanding of Africa and a clearer idea of the questions. ... Read more