The African origin of civilization : myth or reality / / Chiekh Anta Diop ; [edited and] translated from the French by Mercer Cook

• Autore: Diop Cheikh Anta
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Lawrence Hill Books, , 1974
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (336 pages)
• Disciplina: 913.3206; 913.320696
• Soggetto topico: Black people - Egypt; Black race - History
• Soggetto geografico: Egypt Civilization To 332 B.C
• Altri autori: DiopCheikh Anta CookMercer <1903-1987.>
• Note generali: Translation of sections of Antériorité des civilisations négres and Nations nègres et culture.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; TABLE OF CONTENTS; TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE; PREFACE: The Meaning of Our Work; CHAPTER I: What Were the Egyptians?; CHAPTER II: Birth of the Negro Myth; CHAPTER III: Modern Falsification of History; CHAPTER IV: Could Egyptian Civilization Have Originated in the Delta?; CHAPTER V: Could Egyptian Civilization Be of Asian Origin?; CHAPTER VI: The Egyptian Race as Seen and Treated by Anthropologists; CHAPTER VII: Arguments Supporting a Negro Origin; CHAPTER VIII: Arguments Opposing a Negro Origin; CHAPTER IX: Peopling of Africa from the Nile Valley ; CHAPTER X: Political and Social Evolution of Ancient Egypt; CHAPTER XI: Contribution of Ethiopia-Nubia and Egypt; CHAPTER XII: Reply to a Critic; CHAPTER XIII: Early History of Humanity: Evolution of the Black World; CONCLUSION; NOTES; NOTES ON ARCHEOLOGICAL TERMS USED IN THE TEXT; BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Now in its 30th printing, this classic presents historical, archaeological, and anthropological evidence to support the theory that ancient Egypt was a black civilization.
• Titolo autorizzato: The African origin of civilization
• ISBN: 1-61374-734-9; 1-61374-736-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790511703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II