The gifts of Africa : how a continent and its people changed the world
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Prometheus Books,
Guilford, Connecticut :
[2022]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welland Main | 960 Pea | Adult Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"Past works have reinforced misconceptions about Africa, from its oral traditions and languages to its resistance to colonial powers. Other books have treated African achievements as a parade of honorable mentions and novelties. This book is different-refreshingly different. It tells the stories behind the milestones and provides insights into how great Africans thought, and how they passed along what they learned"--
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Details
- ISBN: 9781633887701
- Physical Description: xxxviii, 512 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmprint
- Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Prometheus Books, [2022]
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note: Building blocks -- Tall tales and confessions -- A historian meets a Khan -- An African Midas -- Church and state... of mind -- African antecedents -- Immortal queens -- The activist -- Two economists and a diplomat -- Words, bards, and "tribes" -- Masks -- Attitudes -- Tanks versus spears -- Success stories -- The worth of words, the value in pictures -- The shadow of Mau Mau and the echoes of Algiers -- The Sphinx and the Minotaur -- Because Biko -- Cheetahs and hippos, oil and trees -- Exiles and expats.