TY  - GEN
AU  - Asante,Molefi K.
TI  - The history of Africa: the quest for eternal harmony 
SN  - 0415771390 (pbk.)
U1  - 960 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Africa
KW  - History
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - Civilization
KW  - Reading book
N1  - Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada; Includes bibliographical references and index; pt. 1. The time of the awakening -- Africa and the origin of humanity -- pt. 2. The age of literacy -- Africa and the beginning of civilization -- The rise of Kemet/Egypt -- The elements of early African civilization -- Governance and the political stability of Kemet -- pt. 3. The moment of realization -- The emergence of the great river kingdoms -- pt. 4. The age of construction -- The spread of classical empires and kingdoms -- The Sudanic empires : historians and their narratives -- Generators of traditional and contemporary Africa -- Societies of secrets : farmers and metallurgists -- pt. 5. The time of chaos -- Arab and European missionaries, merchants, and mercenaries -- Resisting European and Arab slave traders -- pt. 6. The age of reconstruction -- Africa regains consciousness in a Pan-African explosion -- pt. 7. The time for consolidation -- Africa consolidates independence -- Toward a United States of Africa without compromise -- Chronology of African history -- General references -- Architectonic references -- Appendices -- Ethnic groups -- Major linguistic groups
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006021528.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0704/2006021528-d.html
ER  -