Writing African History (Rochester Studies in African History and the Diaspora, 20, Band 20) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580462561 ISBN 13: 9781580462563

Verlag: University of Rochester Press, 2006

Inhaltsangabe

Writing African History is an essential work for anyone who wants to write, or even seriously read, African history. It will replace Daniel McCall's classic Africa in Time Perspective as the introduction to African history for the next generation and as a reference for professional historians, interested readers, and anyone who wants to understand how African history is written. Africa in Time Perspective was written in the 1960s, when African history was a new field of research. This new book reflects the development of African history since then. It opens with a comprehensive introduction by Daniel McCall, followed by a chapter by the editor explaining what African history is (and is not) in the context of historical theory and the development of historical narrative, the humanities, and social sciences. The first half of the book focuses on sources of historical data while the second half examines different perspectives on history. The editor's final chapter explains how to combine various sorts of evidence into a coherent account of African history. Writing African History will become the most important guide to African history for the 21st century.

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John Edward Philips

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: University of Rochester Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1580462561
• ISBN 13: 9781580462563
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 548
• Herausgeber: Philips John Edward
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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