03621nam 2200637Ia 450 991097498980332120200520144314.09781613747407161374740397815565204951556520492(CKB)2550000001132669(EBL)1041103(OCoLC)815669865(MiAaPQ)EBC1041103(Au-PeEL)EBL1041103(CaPaEBR)ebr10612935(CaONFJC)MIL532378(MiAaPQ)EBC6807537(Au-PeEL)EBL6807537(OCoLC)1287134472(EXLCZ)99255000000113266919921229d1991 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCivilization 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 Jager1st ed.Brooklyn, N.Y. Lawrence Hill Booksc19911 online resource (463 pages)Translation of: Civilisation ou barbarie.9781556520488 1556520484 9781306011273 1306011272 Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-421) and index.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-StateChapter 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 MovementChapter 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; IndexChallenging societal beliefs, this volume rethinks African and world history from an Afrocentric perspective.AfricaHistoryAfricaCivilizationEgyptCivilizationTo 332 B.C960Diop Cheikh Anta243289Salemson Harold J1801996De Jager Marjolijn1801997MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910974989803321Civilization or barbarism4347495UNINA