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1 online resource (xi, 183 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits |
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polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 |
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text file rdaft http://rdaregistry.info/termList/fileType/1002 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-176) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: The construction of African pasts -- 1. The changing shape and perception of 'Africa' -- 2. Mythic and mystic Africa -- 3. Looking both ways: the enigma of Raymond Dart -- 4. Egos and fossils -- 5. Stirring the gene pool: human ancestors from Africa to the wider world -- 6. Ancient Egypt and African sources of civilisation -- 7. Old states good, new states bad -- 8. The past of the present. |
| Summary |
"Inventing Africa is a critical account of narratives which have selectively interpreted and misinterpreted the continent's deep heart. Writers have created alluring images of lost cities, vast prehistoric migrations and golden ages of past civilisations. Debates continue on the African origins of humankind, the contributions of ancient Egypt t the world and Africa's importance to global history"--Page 4 of cover |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Africa -- History.
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Archaeology -- Africa.
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Africa -- Historiography.
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Afrique -- Histoire.
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Archéologie -- Afrique.
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Afrique -- Historiographie.
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HISTORY -- General.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- General.
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Archaeology
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Historiography
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Africa https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJkHrMyfHC67yqRTycbrv3
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| In: |
Academic Library |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Derricourt, Robin M. Inventing Africa. London : Pluto Press. 2011 9780745331065 (OCoLC)687698822 |
| ISBN |
9781849645836 (electronic bk.) |
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1849645833 (electronic bk.) |
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1783713607 |
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9781783713608 |
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1785390457 |
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9781785390456 |
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9781783713615 (kindle) |
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1783713615 |
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9780745331065 |
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0745331068 |
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9780745331058 |
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074533105X |
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AU@ 000051374478 |
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CHNEW 000616967 |
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DEBBG BV043095820 |
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DEBBG BV044110188 |
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DEBSZ 421599154 |
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GBVCP 1003673554 |
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HEBIS 299827755 |
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NZ1 14256697 |
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UKMGB 017885742 |
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