the definitive visual history of a continent Asaaju, Morenikeji Dr author. Babalola, Abidemi Dr author. Bryce, Jane author. Mlambo, Obert author. Motsatsi, Patience author. Mtombeni, Butholezwe Dr author. Negash, Girma author. Njoku, Raphael Chijioke author. Parker, Philip 1965- author. Pepera, Luke author. Wood, Marilee 1942- author. Olusoga, David writer of foreword. text encyclopedia Biographies. nyu 2024 monographic eng

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400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm. Spanning more than 200,000 years, from the emergence of the first humans to the rise of megacities, Africa explores the history and cultures of the world's second-largest continent in vivid detail. It brings to life the stories that shaped Africa and the world around it, from powerful and influential empires and kingdoms such as Mali and Benin, through the struggle against colonization and the fight for independence to Africa's place on the global stage today. African prehistory: 5 MYA-3500 BCE -- Early civilizations: 3000 BCE-600 CE -- African empires: 600-1900 CE -- European encounters: 1440-1914 -- The age of independence: 1914-1994 -- Contemporary Africa: 1994-. general authors, Morenikeji Asaaju, Adidemi Babalola, Jane Bryce, Obert Mlambo, Patience Motsatsi, Butholezwe Mtombeni, Girma Negash, Raphael Chijioke Njoku, Philip Parker, Luke Pepera, Marilee Wood ; foreword by David Olusoga. Includes index. f------ Africa History Africa Social life and customs Africa History Africa Civilization 960.1 0744060109 9780744060102 0241509165 9780241509166 2024409160 YDX 241210 20250507114508.0 23947960 eng