Inventing Africa :
Derricourt, Robin M.
Inventing Africa : history, archaeology and ideas / Robin Derricourt . - London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2011. - xi, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-176) and index.
The construction of African pasts -- The changing shape and perception of "Africa" -- Mythic and mystic Africa -- Looking both ways : the enigma of Raymond Dart -- Egos and fossils -- Stirring the gene pool : human ancestors from Africa to the wider world -- Ancient Egypt and African sources of civilisation -- Old states good, new states bad -- The present of the past.
9780745331065 (hbk.) 9780745331058 (pbk.)
2011378382
Africa--Historiography.
Africa--Historiography.
Africa--Antiquities.
Africa--Civilization--Historiography.
DT19 / .D47 2011
960/.1
Inventing Africa : history, archaeology and ideas / Robin Derricourt . - London ; New York : Pluto Press, 2011. - xi, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-176) and index.
The construction of African pasts -- The changing shape and perception of "Africa" -- Mythic and mystic Africa -- Looking both ways : the enigma of Raymond Dart -- Egos and fossils -- Stirring the gene pool : human ancestors from Africa to the wider world -- Ancient Egypt and African sources of civilisation -- Old states good, new states bad -- The present of the past.
9780745331065 (hbk.) 9780745331058 (pbk.)
2011378382
Africa--Historiography.
Africa--Historiography.
Africa--Antiquities.
Africa--Civilization--Historiography.
DT19 / .D47 2011
960/.1