Introduction To African Civilizations

John G Jackson

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Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.
02 February 2015

African history; Cultural studies

Timely, relevant, and illuminating, this essential book by respected cultural historian, teacher, and author John G. Jackson sheds long overdue light on standard Eurocentric and distorting approaches to the history of Africa from early African civilizations to Africa's significance in world history.

With brilliantly objective scholarship, respected historian and author John G. Jackson reexamines the outdated, racist, and Westernized history of Africa that is still taught in schools, and presents one infinitely more rich, colorful, varied-and truthful. Challenging the standard dehumanizing and exploitive approaches to African history, from the dawn of prehistory to the resurgent Africa of today--including the portrayal of Africans as ""savages"" who ultimately benefitted from European enslavement with its ""blessings of Christian civilization""-Jackson confronts the parochial historian, devastates the theoretical pretensions of white supremacists, and expands intellectual horizons.

Accessible and informed, fascinating and candid, Introduction to African Civilizations is an important historical guide that will enhance antiracist teachings for the general reader and the scholar alike.

Introduction by John Henrik Clarke, pioneer of African Studies and author of Christopher Columbus and the African Holocaust

Foreword by Runoko Rashidi, historian, activist, and author of Introduction to the Study of African Classical Civilizations

By: John G Jackson
Imprint: Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 204mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 337g
ISBN: 9780806521893
ISBN 10: 0806521899
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 02 February 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jackson was a highly respected historian and author. He lived and taught for many years in Chicago. John Henrik Clarke was born in 1915 in Union Springs, Alabama, and was brought up in Columbus, Georgia. Editor, lecturer, writer, and teacher, Dr. Clarke lived in New York City from 1933 until his death in 1998.

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