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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824534603321

Autore

Diop Cheikh Anta

Titolo

Civilization or barbarism : an authentic anthropology / / Cheikh Anta Diop ; translated from the French by Yaa-Lengi Meema Ngemi ; edited by Harold J. Salemson and Marjolijn de Jager

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Brooklyn, N.Y., : Lawrence Hill Books, c1991

ISBN

1-61374-740-3

1-55652-049-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (463 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

SalemsonHarold J

De JagerMarjolijn

Disciplina

960

Soggetti

Africa History

Africa Civilization

Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Civilisation ou barbarie.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-421) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; Foreword; Introduction; PART ONE: Paleontological Approach; Chapter One: Prehistory: Race and History-Origin of Humanity and Racial Differentiation; Chapter Two: Critical Review of the Most Recent Theses on the Origin of Humanity; Chapter Three: The Myth of Atlantis Restored to Historical Science through Radiocarbon Analysis; Chapter Four: Latest Discoveries on the Origin of Egyptian Civilization; PART TWO: Laws Governing the Evolution of Societies: Motor of History in Societies of AMP and the Greek City-State

Chapter Five: Clanic and Tribal Organization; Chapter Six: Structure of Kinship at the Clanic and Tribal Stage; Chapter Seven: Race and Social Classes; Chapter Eight: Birth of the Different Types of States; Chapter Nine: Revolutions in History: Causes and Conditions for Success and Failure; Chapter Ten: The Different Revolutions in History; Chapter Eleven: Revolution in the Greek City-States: Comparison with AMP States; Chapter Twelve: Characteristics of Political and Social African Structures and Their Effect on Historical Movement

Chapter Thirteen: Critical Review of the Latest Theses on the AMP; PART



THREE: Cultural Identity; Chapter Fourteen: How to Define Cultural Identity?; Chapter Fifteen: Toward a Method for an Approach to Intercultural Relations; PART FOUR: Africa's Contribution to Humanity in Sciences and in Philosophy; Chapter Sixteen: Africa's Contribution: Sciences; Chapter Seventeen: Does an African Philosophy Exist?; Chapter Eighteen: Greek Vocabulary of Black-African Origin; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Challenging societal beliefs, this volume rethinks African and world history from an Afrocentric perspective.