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Top Books on African History
A Listmania! list by D. E. Chukwumerije "Author, The Revolution Has No Tribe: Contemporary Poetry on African History, Culture and Society" (London, U.K)

1. Africa: A Biography of the Continent by John Reader

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	"encyclopaedic history of the African continent and its peoples. entertaining and enlightening."

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2. History of Egypt from the Earliest Time to the Persian Conquest (1909) by James Henry Breasted

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	"detailed account of ancient Egyptian history"

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3. Ouidah: The Social History of a West African Slaving Port 1727-1892 (Western African Studies) by Robin Law

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	"written in an academic style but quite interesting"

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4. The story of Nigeria by Michael Crowder

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	"readable and fairly comprehensive"

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5. Black Experience and the Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion Series) by Philip D. Morgan

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	"detailed and interesting"

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6. Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (Longman African Writers/Classics) by D T Niane

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	"the recording of an oral tradition of the Malinke people of Mali. very interesting"

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7. A Glorious Age in Africa

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	"simple introduction to 3 significant West African empires"

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8. Ancient Ghana and Mali (Study in African History) by Nehemia Levtzion

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	"detailed and very interesting"

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9. Man from Dahomey by Frank Yerby

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	"fiction set in the historical kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa. interesting re-construction."

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10. Nubian Pharaohs and Meroitic Kings: The Kingdom of Kush by Necia Desiree Harkless

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	"interesting account of Sudanese Pharaohs and the Sudanese kingdom of Meroe"

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Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization Volume One:The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985 Vol 1

11. Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization Volume One:The Fabrication of Ancient Greece 1785-1985: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985 Vol 1 by Martin Bernal

The list author says:
	"very academic but worth the trouble"

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12. African Experience: From Olduvai Gorge To The 21st Century (History of Civilization) by Roland Oliver

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	"readable account of African history from earliest times"

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13. Destruction of Black Civilization: Great Issues of a Race from 4500BC to 2000AD by Chancellor Williams

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	"a radical account of the vast expanse of black history. not for the fainthearted."

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14. The African Origin of Civilization: Myth or Reality? by Cheikh Anta Diop

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	"detailed analysis of the racial identity of ancient Egyptians"

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15. Discovering Africa's Past by Basil Davidson

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	"good introduction to African history"

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16. Medieval West Africa: Views from Arab Scholars and Merchants by Nehemia Levtzion

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	"an excellent read"

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17. They Came Before Columbus by Van Sertima

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	"highly recommended"

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18. Diamonds, Gold and War: The Making of South Africa by Martin Meredith

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	"very readable and very entertaining"

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19. West Africa Before the Colonial Era: A History to 1850 by Basil Davidson

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	"very good introduction to West African history"

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20. Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa by B Vandervort

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	"fairly comprehensive account"

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21. Honour in African History (African Studies) by John Iliffe

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	"academic but worth the read"

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22. The Scramble For Africa by Thomas Pakenham

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	"best history book I've ever read"

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23. A THOUSAND YEARS OF WEST AFRICAN HISTORY. by J.F. and Ian Espie. Edited by. Ajayi

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	"excellent introduction to West African history"

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24. Ibn Battuta in Black Africa by Ross Dunn

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	"an excellent companion to "Medieval West Africa". nice read."

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25. A History of Islam in West Africa (Oxford Paperbacks) by J.Spencer Trimingham

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	"detailed account, worth the trouble"

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The story of Nigeria

Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali (Longman African Writers/Classics)

A Glorious Age in Africa

Ancient Ghana and Mali (Study in African History)

Man from Dahomey

African Experience: From Olduvai Gorge To The 21st Century (History of Civilization)

Discovering Africa's Past

Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa

A THOUSAND YEARS OF WEST AFRICAN HISTORY.

A History of Islam in West Africa (Oxford Paperbacks)

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