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Africa: the definitive visual history of a continent/ foreword by David Olusoga

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TextLondon: Dorling Kindersley Limited, c2024Description: 320 pages: color illustrations; 30 cmISBN: 9780241509166Subject(s): Africa -- History | Africa -- Social life and customsLOC classification: DT20 | .A337 2024

Contents:

1. African prehistory: 5MYA-3500 BCE.-- 2. Early civilizations: 3000 BCE-600 CE.--3. African empires: 600-1900 CE.-- 4. European encounters:1440-1914.--5. The age of independence:1914-1994.--6. Contemporary Africa: 1994-

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	High School Learning Resource Center Reference	REF DT20 .A337 2024 (Browse shelf)	1	Available		HS14594

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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.

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