Africa, dark only because of our ignorance of it, comes alive through the eyes and voices of its people in this classic work. First published more than two decades ago and now thoroughly revised and updated, the book lets Africans speak for themselves through autobiography, traditional and modern literature, historical and contemporary documents, letters and diaries.
Volume 1 begins with the African past, focusing on the ancient kingdoms of both East and West Africa and continues through the coming of the Europeans and the African colonial experience, concluding with the rise of nationalism in which Africans struggle to regain their freedom from the Europeans.
- ISBN10 093896027X
- ISBN13 9780938960270
- Publish Date 1 June 1991 (first published 1 December 1981)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Center for International Training & Education
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English