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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. There's probably some utility to Medieval Africa, 1250-1800, inasmuch as it lays out a fairly exhaustive chronology of the timeline of political and military events on the continent of Africa (at least as they were understood in 2001, when this revised edition was published). However, when considered as a history as opposed to a mere listing of events, this is not good: dated and full of blithe assumptions that made my eyebrows meet my hairline on several occasions. "Non-literate people lack the means to place past events within an accurate chronological framework" (10), we are told, which shows little familiarity with studies of orally-transmitted information. Portugal's colonial activities in the Congo are referred to as its "civilising mission" (172). That a university press would publish something like this in 2001 is perhaps not as surprising as it should be, but it is still shocking. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
This is a radically revised version of The African Middle Ages 1400-1800, and the companion volume to the authors' well-known Africa since 1800. It follows the overall plan of the original, but now begins 150 years earlier, and considers recent literature in African historical studies. The earlier starting date enables a more distinctly African viewpoint. By about 1250 AD African societies were greatly expanding their political and economic scope. Islam was spreading south across the Sahara from Mediterranean Africa, and down the Indian Ocean coast. Medieval Africa continues into the period of European contacts from the 15th century onwards, with some emphasis on the growth of the trans-Saharan, Atlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade. The book stresses both the strengths and weaknesses of African societies as the eighteenth century drew to a close. This volume will be an essential introduction to African history for students, as well as for the general reader. It is illustrated with a wealth of maps. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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