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African History: From Earliest Times to Independence 2nd Edition

by Philip Curtin (Author), Steven Feierman (Author), Leonard Thompson (Author),
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
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Long established as a standard work, this famous survey explores the history of Africa from earliest times to the end of the colonial period. It is exceptional in its breadth (it provides systematic coverage of the entire continent, including the North), in its range (it establishes a clear political framework, but is still more concerned with social, economic and intellectual trends), and in its quality. Now in this major revision -- the first since 1979 -- its four distinguished authors have reworked, updated and expanded the text, which has also been redesigned and reset.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0582050707
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0582050709
  3. Edition
    2nd
  4. Publisher
    Pearson
  5. Publication date
    June 18, 1995
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  8. Print length
    568 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pearson; 2nd edition (June 18, 1995)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 568 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0582050707
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0582050709
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.25 x 9.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

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Travis Bickel
5.0 out of 5 stars Good thorough history of Africa, also a great read!
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2016
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This really gets into the issues of historical and modern Africa. There is a great chapter about the European colonization of Africa. Curtin gets into why the colonization was an extension of competing powers in Europe at the time. Its a text book, but actually a pretty good read.
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David Challacomb
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2012
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General information on a topic that is too broad to be adequately covered by one book. The term African is like Asian or American or European. It covers multiple topics that each deserve their own focus. That being said, this book does a fair job of being generally informative. It is well written and easy to read.
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Russigirl18
5.0 out of 5 stars school
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2013
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i only had to buy this book for one of my classes but when i got it it was in good condition
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Jason
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2017
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good
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Stephen Fowler
1.0 out of 5 stars This is a college textbook!
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2019
Curtin's West Africa writing was horrifying. He wrote about the slave trade with white gloves. "Many of the consequences for Africa were indirect, growing out of the general redistribution of people, crops, and diseases within the Atlantic basin. NEW CROPS FROM THE AMERICAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR TROPICAL AFRICA...TO SUSTAIN POPULATIONS SEVERAL TIMES LARGER THAN THOSE OF THE PAST. (emphasis added)"
It only gets better with Curtin calling slave owners "managerial staff from Europe" and taking people from their home and beating, killing, raping, forcing, humiliating, separating, mutilating, confusing and leaving for dead is "labor migration"
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Ashley Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A very satisfactory shopping!
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2020
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It's good. It's strong.The materials are great, too.I'm very satisfied!
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