The Civilizations of Africa

A History to 1800

Christopher Ehret

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University of Virginia Press
05 August 2016

History; African history

Over the past decade, The Civilizations of Africa has established itself as the most authoritative text on early African history. Addressing the glaring lack of texts concentrating on earlier African eras, Christopher Ehret’s trailblazing book has been combined with histories of Africa since 1800 to build a full and well-rounded understanding of the roles of Africa’s peoples in human history. Examining inventions and civilizations from 16,000 BCE to 1800 CE, Ehret explores the wide range of social and cultural as well as technological and economic change in Africa, relating all these facets of African history to developments in the rest of the world.

This updated edition incorporates new research, as well as an extensive new selection of color images.

By: Christopher Ehret
Imprint: University of Virginia Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 1.120kg
ISBN: 9780813928807
ISBN 10: 081392880X
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 05 August 2016
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

<p>Christopher Ehret is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 B.C. to A.D. 400 (Virginia).

Reviews for The Civilizations of Africa: A History to 1800

<p>An authoritative and strikingly original overview of African history up to 1800, written at a level that will be accessible to entering college students.--Patrick Manning, Northeastern University, author of Migration in Modern World History, 1500-2000