History of Africa
by Kevin Shillington
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Now fully revised and updated, this classic text offers an illustrated and critical narrative introduction to the history of Africa from earliest times to the present. Beginning with the evolution of mankind itself, the book traces the history of Africa through the millennia of the ancient world to the centuries of medieval and modern Africa. The clear and simple language and the wealth of carefully chosen maps and photos combine to make an essential and accessible text.Tags
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The Kindle version has good, legible maps, but it is hard to navigate this long, complex, interwoven history on the Kindle. Hard copy strongly advised.
I have to be honest and admit that until reading this book I was very uninformed about the history of Africa outside of Egypt and Ethiopia and in any other periods than the ancient and Medieval. This book was a great general introduction to the history of Africa from the dawn of man through to modern times. The illustrations and pictures, both modern and historic, that were featured were very helpful in bringing the subjects to life. The flow of the text itself helped very much in connecting the dots and helping me to understood the flow of African history from one event, period, person, etc. to the next. Overall, I would recommend this is a good general introduction to the history of Africa that would come in use to someone who, like show more me, knew little to nothing about the history of this great continent. show less
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Kevin Shillington trained History teachers at the University of Botswana in the 1980s. His years of teaching experience in Africa have included African History at secondary school and university level. He holds a PhD in African History from the University of London and is the author of many books on African history.
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- Africa
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