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020			_a0415771382 (hbk.)
020			_a9780415771382 (hbk.)
020			_a0415771390 (pbk.)
020			_a9780415771399 (pbk.)
082	0	0	_a960 _bASA P07H
100	1		_aAsante, Molefi Kete,
245	1	4	_aThe history of Africa : _bthe quest for eternal harmony / _cMolefi Kete Asante.
260			_aNew York ; _aLondon : _bRoutledge, _c2007.
300			_axiii, 397 p. : _bill., map ; _c24 cm.
505	0		_apt. 1. The time of awakening -- Africa and the origin of humanity -- pt. 2. The age of literacy -- Africa and the beginning of civilization -- The rise of Kemet/Egypt -- The elements of early African civilization -- Governance and the political stability of Kemet -- pt. 3. The moment of realization -- The emergence of the great river kingdoms -- pt. 4. The age of construction -- The spread of classical empires and kingdoms -- The Sudanic empires : historians and their narratives -- Generators of traditional and contemporary Africa -- Societies of secrets : farmers and metallurgists -- pt. 5. The time of chaos -- Arab and European missionaries, merchants, and mercenaries -- Resisting European and Arab slave traders -- pt. 6. The age of reconstruction -- Africa regains consciousness in a Pan-African explosion -- pt. 7. The time for consolidation -- Africa consolidates independence -- Toward a United States of Africa without compromise : creation of the African Union -- Chronology of African history -- Some African ethnic groups -- Major linguistic complexes.
650		0	_aLiteracy
650		0	_aCivilization
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