History of Africa, Revised 2nd Edition

By Kevin Shillington
(Palgrave Macmillan, Paperback, 9780333599570, 450pp.)

Publication Date: August 11, 2005

Other Editions of This Title: Paperback

Categories: Africa - General

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Now fully revised and updated, this classic text offers an illustrated and critical narrative introduction to the history of Africa from earliest times to the present. Beginning with the evolution of mankind itself, the book traces the history of Africa through the millennia of the ancient world to the centuries of medieval and modern Africa. The clear and simple language and the wealth of carefully chosen maps and photos combine to make an essential and accessible text.




About the Author

Kevin Shillington is currently based in London and works as a freelance historian. He holds an MA and PhD in African History from the University of London and his publications include Jugnauth: Prime Minister of Mauritius (1991) and Ghana and the Rawlings Factor (1992).




Praise For History of Africa, Revised 2nd Edition

"A work with many virtues...stylistic lucidity, profusion of clear maps and excellent illustrations."--International Journal of African Historical Studies

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