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Black Athena
Martin Bernal
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Description for Black Athena
Paperback. A challenge to the whole basis of thinking on the subject of classical civilization. The author argues that it has its roots in Afroasiatic cultures, and that these influences have been systematically ignored, suppressed or denied since the 18th century. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 436.
Classical civilisation, Martin Bernal argues, has deep roots in Afro-Asiatic cultures. But these Afro-Asiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied, or suppressed since the eighteenth century - chiefly for racist reasons.
The popular view is that Greek civilisation was the result of the conquest of a sophisticated but weak native population by vigorous Indo-European speakers--or Aryans--from the North. But the Classical Greeks, Bernal argues, knew nothing of this "Aryan model." They did not see their political institutions, science, philosophy, or religion as original, but rather as derived from the East in general, and Egypt in particular.
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Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
608
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099887805
SKU
V9780099887805
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About Martin Bernal
Martin Bernal is Professor Emeritus of Government Studies at Cornell University, specialising in ancient African civilisations and origins of Western civilisations. He was educated at Darrington and King’s College, Cambridge, where he was a research fellow and tutor. He has published widely on modern Chinese history.
Reviews for Black Athena
His account is as gripping a tale of scholarly detection and discovery as one could hope to find
Margaret Drabble
Observer
Bernal makes an exotic interloper in Classical studies. He comes to them with two outstanding gifts: a remarkable flair for the sociology – perhaps one should say politics – of knowledge, and a formidable linguistic proficiency… ... Read more
Margaret Drabble
Observer
Bernal makes an exotic interloper in Classical studies. He comes to them with two outstanding gifts: a remarkable flair for the sociology – perhaps one should say politics – of knowledge, and a formidable linguistic proficiency… ... Read more