Inventing Africa : history, archaeology and ideas / Robin Derricourt.

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"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 h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Derricourt, Robin M.
Language:English
Published: London : Pluto Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Africa > Historiography.
Africa > History.
Archaeology > Africa.
Physical Description:xi, 183 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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