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200 10$aPrecolonial Black Africa $ea comparative study of the political and social systems of Europe and Black Africa, from antiquity to the formation of modern states /$fCheikh Anta Diop ; translated from the French by Harold J. Salemson
210   $aWestport, Conn. $cL. Hill$dc1987
215   $a1 online resource (xii, 240 pages) $cillustrations
300   $aTranslation of: L'Afrique noire pre-coloniale.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $a""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""I: ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF CASTE""; ""Major Divisions Within the Caste System""; ""Conditions of the Slaves""; ""The BA?¢-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""
327   $a""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""
327   $a""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""
327   $a""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""
330   $aThis 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.
606   $aSocial structure$zAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xHistory
606   $aSocial structure$zEurope$xHistory
607   $aAfrica, Sub-Saharan$xPolitics and government
607   $aAfrica$xHistory$yTo 1498
607   $aEurope$xPolitics and government
607   $aEurope$xHistory
615  0$aSocial structure$xHistory.
615  0$aSocial structure$xHistory.
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