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Title: Lost Cities of Africa by Basil Davidson ISBN: 0-316-17431-9 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 1959 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Sorely needed and with great promise, but lacking....
Comment: Davidson's contribution is masterfully presented and I came away with the impression that he is a leading authority. However, this book is lacking in two area. First, there is a stunning dearth of illustration, in a book that should be replete with maps of trade routes, city outlines, and illustrations of artifacts. The reader is left wondering where just where did all of these event happen? Second, the text is too obviously derived from lectures, in that it often repeats and reasserts points that the reader has likely accepted several chapters ago. This makes for dull reading. I have long awaited such a book, knowing that such a history had only to be revealed. Although I learned a great deal from this text, I was on the whole disappointed by the presentation because it detracts from what the book has to offer. A new edition could easily remedy these shortcomings.
Rating: 5
Summary: Lost Cities
Comment: An excellent source of information on ancient civilizations in Africa. Since so energy has been focused on Ancient Egypt, the civilizations across the rest of the continent have often gone unseen. Basil Davidson touches on many areas with the expertise of a scholar who is highly familiar with African culture and history.
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Title: AFRICA IN HISTORY by Basil Davidson ISBN: 0684826674 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 01 December, 1995 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: African Slave Trade by Basil Davidson ISBN: 0316174386 Publisher: Back Bay Books Pub. Date: 28 November, 1988 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: African Civilization Revisited: From Antiquity to Modern Times by Basil Davidson ISBN: 0865431248 Publisher: Africa World Press Pub. Date: November, 1990 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: The Black Man's Burden : Africa and the Curse of the Nation-State by Basil Davidson ISBN: 0812922107 Publisher: Three Rivers Press Pub. Date: 27 April, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Destruction of Black Civilization : Great Issues of a Race from 4500 B.C to 2000 A.D. by Chancellor Williams ISBN: 0883780305 Publisher: Third World Press Pub. Date: February, 1992 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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