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A sweeping, solid, and complete history of the African continent, with photographs taken by the author. A "New York Times" Notable Book for 1998.
| Size | | Height: | 8.3 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.8 in | | Weight: | 26.4 oz |
Industry Reviews
"...a refreshingly candid, deeply penetrating, intensely thought-provoking and thoroughly informed account of the continent. It's a splendid introductory text, fully documented and ideally suited for old Africa hands as well as novices."
Washington Post Book World - Richard W. Hull (05/17/1998)
"...an impressively sober and comprehensive history, breathtaking in its scope and detail....By framing Africa's history in a context that eschews ideology and minimized notions of inherent ethnic capacities and limitations, 'Africa' provides a welcome tool to move beyond that cul-de-sac of racial chauvinism."
San Francisco Chronicle Book Review - Brian W. Jones (06/28/1998)
"...the eccentric shape he has given his 'biography' allows Reader to dig millions of years farther back into prehistory than is customary for African historians. The result is a masterly synthesis of the geological, climatological and paleontological discoveries of the last decades, which would have seemed more astounding to early Victorians than our ability to fly to the moon."
New York Times Book Review - Thomas Pakenham (06/21/1998)
"The book is vibrant with affection for its subject, measured in its judgments, and it is hard to imagine a more lucid and balanced synthesis of the many disciplines that have cast light on the obscurities of the African past and the complexities of its present."
Los Angeles Times Book Review - John Ryle (07/19/1998)
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