Langue : English
Publié 2024 par Ebury Publishing.
For too long, Africa's history has been neglected. Dominated by western narratives of slavery and colonialism, its past has been fragmented, overlooked and denied its rightful place in our global story.
Now, Zeinab Badawi guides us through Africa's spectacular history, from the origins of humanity, through ancient civilisations and medieval empires with powerful queens and kings, to the miseries of conquest and the elation of independence.
Seeking out occluded histories from across the continent, meeting with countless historians, anthropologists, archaeologists and local storytellers, and travelling through more than thirty countries, Badawi weaves together a fascinating new account of an epic, sweeping history of the oldest inhabited continent on the planet, told through the voices of Africans themselves.
this book sets the record straight by telling the histories of africa in their own right, not as a footnote or mere challenge to people from outside.
Badawi is visiting and citing contemporary african historians and in this way exploring the (fragile?) self image of the continent.
fascinating read!
