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Record Nr.

UNINA9910974992503321

Autore

Diop Cheikh Anta

Titolo

Precolonial Black Africa : 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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, Conn., : L. Hill, c1987

ISBN

1-61374-743-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

967

Soggetti

Social structure - Africa, Sub-Saharan - History

Social structure - Europe - History

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 pre-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""

Sommario/riassunto

This comparison of the political and social systems of Europe and black Africa from antiquity to the formation of modern states demonstrates the black contribution to the development of Western civilization.