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Juxtaposes mediaeval West African societies with their European counterparts. Diop utilises primary sources (eg, 'Tarikh-as-Sudan' and 'Tarikh-al-Fettash') to illustrate the fundamental components of mediaeval West African civilisation and political organisation. Aspects of African culture that are generally regarded as 'non-African' are discussed, such as the existence of indigenous African scripts, the use of armour in African military regiments, in-depth university curricula, and even the possibility of pre-Columbian navigation to America. A must read for student of pre-colonial West African history.
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This book is scholastically revolutionary.
29 May 1999
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This book juxtaposes medieval West African societies with their European counterparts. Diop utilizes primary souces (e.g., "Tarikh-as-Sudan" and "Tarikh-al-Fettash") to illustrate the fundamental components of medieval West African civilization and political organization. Aspects of African culture that are generally regarded as "non-African" are discussed, such as the existence of indigenous African scripts, the use of armor in African military regiments, in-depth university curricula, and even the possiblity of pre-Columbian navigation to America. This book is a must read for student of precolonial West African history.
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5 Nov 2005
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Some of Cheikh Anta Diop's findings prove to be controversial to some who choose to look at the issue through biased lenses. The information presented within this book is capitivating for anyone interested in learning more of the Africa that existed prior to and during the early stages of Black Afica.
The frustrating aspect is that more can not be known, or researched due to the loss of artifacts & oral history. Looking into "Precolonial..." definitely cracks the window open for all parties interested in understanding, or being exposed to, this rich history.
The frustrating aspect is that more can not be known, or researched due to the loss of artifacts & oral history. Looking into "Precolonial..." definitely cracks the window open for all parties interested in understanding, or being exposed to, this rich history.
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Amazing!!
7 Mar 2004
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Cheikh Anta Diop is amazing. I have read ALL his books, and as always, this one is excellent. In "Pre-Colonial Black Africa", (unlike all his other books) he takes a small step out of Ancient Egypt and explores more of his own home region (West Africa). His work is prolific and clearly exposes the fact that West African history can be accurately traced thousands of years, thanks to all the myriad historical texts already at our disposal ("Tarikh-as-Sudan", "Tarikh-as-Fettash", etc).
Senegal should be extremely proud of producing such a quality scholar like Diop! I would like to see his works translated to other languages (African, especially). It is important that Africans read their history from an objective (and native!) viewpoint. I would give the book more than 5 stars if it was possible. I have to add that it's a lot easier to comprehend and appreciate for an African-born/raised person. Diop (as always) shined on this one!
Senegal should be extremely proud of producing such a quality scholar like Diop! I would like to see his works translated to other languages (African, especially). It is important that Africans read their history from an objective (and native!) viewpoint. I would give the book more than 5 stars if it was possible. I have to add that it's a lot easier to comprehend and appreciate for an African-born/raised person. Diop (as always) shined on this one!
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