| Description |
1 online resource (165 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Very short introductions ; 160 |
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Very short introductions ; 160.
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| Contents |
The idea of Africa -- Africans: diversity and unity -- Africa's past: historical sources -- Africa in the world -- Colonialism in Africa -- Imagining the future, rebuilding the past -- Memory and forgetting, past and present |
| Summary |
"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."--Ebook Library |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-160) and index |
| Subject |
HISTORY -- General.
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| SUBJECT |
Africa -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85001556
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| Subject |
Africa
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Afrika.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rathbone, Richard.
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| ISBN |
0191516597 |
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9780191516597 |
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9780191577642 |
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0191577642 |
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9786611146771 |
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6611146776 |
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