Precolonial Black Africa

A must read for those who are interested in pre-colonial Africa and those who espouse the Pan African ideology. It is a difficult book to read, and must not be read quickly, but that as it may it is a worthy read.......more

What a weird book. Two of the first three chapters in this book about Precolonial Black Africa are about the history of Classical Greece and the development of Europe. A lot of the book is obviously factually incorrect (there has never been an uprising in Africa?!). When it says a history of Black A......more

Una bellissima analisi dell'antropologo senegalese che controbatte e smentisce l'antropologia "bianca" funzionale al colonialismo europeo......more

This classic by the great Cheikh Anta Diop is a comparative analysis of the social, political, and economic organization of various Black African states, and their European counterparts. Diop traces the development of both continents, focusing his attention on the advanced nature of African empires......more

A HISTORICAL AND DOCUMENTARY PERSPECTIVE ON ANCIENT AFRICA Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-1986) was a historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who was involved in the freedom and nationalization movements in Africa. He wrote in the Preface to this 1960 book, “Until now, the history of Black Afric......more