Precolonial Black Africa [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of the political and social systems of Europe and Black Africa, from antiquity to the formation of modern states / / Cheikh Anta Diop ; translated from the French by Harold J. Salemson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453782603321
• Autore: Diop Cheikh Anta
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Westport, Conn., : L. Hill, c1987
• ISBN: 1-61374-743-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 967
• Soggetti: Social structure - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History; Social structure - Europe - History; Electronic books.; Africa, Sub-Saharan Politics and government; Africa History To 1498; Europe Politics and government; Europe History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translation of: L'Afrique noire pré-coloniale.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""I: ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF CASTE""; ""Major Divisions Within the Caste System""; ""Conditions of the Slaves""; ""The Bâ-dolo""; ""Genesis of the Caste System""; ""Caste in Egypt""; ""Genesis of the Caste System in India""; ""II: SOCIO-POLITICAL EVOLUTION OF THE ANCIENT CITY""; ""Social Classes""; ""Eupatridae""; ""The Plebs""; ""Priest-Kings""; ""The City-State""; ""Individualism""; ""Aristocratic Revolution""; ""Social Revolution""; ""Movements of Ideas""; ""The Influence of Egypt""; ""The Roman Empire""; ""III: FORMATION OF THE MODERN EUROPEAN STATES""""The Political and Social Middle Ages""; ""The Intellectual Middle Ages""; ""IV: POLITICAL ORGANIZATION IN BLACK AFRICA""; ""The Mossi Constitution""; ""The Constitution of Cayor""; ""Matrilinear Succession: Ghana, Mali""; ""Songhai, the Oriental Influence""; ""Precedence in Songhai""; ""The Case of Cayor""; ""Significance of Royalty""; ""The ; Vitalist Concept""; ""Obligations of the King""; ""Separation of Secular and Religious""; ""The Lebou ""Republic""""; ""Monarchic and Tribal Africa""; ""Origin of the Constitutional Regime""; ""Crowning of the King and Court Life""""Songhai""; ""Cayor""; ""Ghana""; ""Mali""; ""V: POLITICAL ORGANIZATION""; ""Power of the African Empires""; ""Strength and Extent of the Empires""; ""Ghana""; ""Mali""; ""Songhai""; ""Administrative Organization""; ""Resources of the Royalty and Nobility""; ""Taxes""; ""Customs""; ""Gold Mines""; ""Royal Treasury""; ""Booty""; ""Fees Connected with Assuming Administrative Functions""; ""Government and Administration""; ""Hostages""; ""Songhai""; ""Various Ministries""; ""Administrative Unity""; ""Military Organization""; ""Structure""; ""Knights""; ""Metaphysical Reasons""""Power of Religious Beliefs""; ""Mystical Underpinning of Nationalism""; ""Renunciation of the Pre-Islamic Past""; """"Sherifism""""; ""VIII: INTELLECTUAL LEVEL: TEACHING AND EDUCATION""; ""The University""; ""Teaching Method""; ""The Program""; ""Awarding of Diplomas""; ""Intellectual Development""; ""Importance of the Sherif""; ""Survival of the Black Tradition in Education""; ""Historical Reminder: The Moroccan Invasion""; ""IX: TECHNICAL LEVEL""; ""Architecture in Nilotic Sudan""; ""Architecture in Zimbabwe""; ""Architecture in Ghana and the Niger Bend""; ""Metallurgy""