| Description |
xiii, 219 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Encounters with ancient Egypt (London, England)
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| Note |
Includes extensively revised and updated papers originally presented at a conference held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London in December 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-209) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : Locating ancient Egypt in Africa : modern theories, past realities / David O'Connor and Andrew Reid -- Afrocentrism and historical models for the foundation of ancient Greece / Martin Bernal -- Attributing colour to the ancient Egyptians : reflections on Black Athena / John A. North -- The unity of Africa / Michael Rowlands -- Ancient Egypt and the source of the Nile / Andrew Reid -- Views of ancient Egypt from a West African perspective / Caleb A. Folorunso -- Cheikh Anta Diop and ancient Egypt in Africa / Kevin C. MacDonald -- Ancient Egypt, missionaries and Christianity in Southern Africa / Bruce S. Bennett -- Landscapes of knowledge, idioms of power : the African foundations of ancient Egyptian civilization reconsidered / David Wengrow -- Ancient Egypt in the Sudanese Middle Nile : a case of mistaken identity? / David N. Edwards -- On the priestly origin of the Napatan kings : the adaptation, demise and resurrection of ideas in writing Nubian history / Robert G. Morkot -- Pharaonic or Sudanic? Models for Meroitic society and change / Dorian Q. Fuller. |
| Subject |
Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C.
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Africa -- Civilization.
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Egypt -- Relations -- Africa.
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Africa -- Relations -- Egypt.
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| Added Author |
O'Connor, David B.
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Reid, Andrew, 1963-
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University College, London. Institute of Archaeology.
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| ISBN |
1844720004 (pbk.) |
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