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The African origin of civilization [[electronic resource] ] : myth or reality / / Chiekh Anta Diop ; [edited and] translated from the French by Mercer Cook
| The African origin of civilization [[electronic resource] ] : myth or reality / / Chiekh Anta Diop ; [edited and] translated from the French by Mercer Cook |
| Autore | Diop Cheikh Anta |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Lawrence Hill Books, c1974 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 p.) |
| Disciplina |
913.3206
913.320696 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DiopCheikh Anta
CookMercer <1903-1987.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Black people - Egypt
Black race - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61374-734-9
1-61374-736-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 EgyptCHAPTER 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; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453763703321 |
Diop Cheikh Anta
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| New York, : Lawrence Hill Books, c1974 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The African origin of civilization : myth or reality / / Chiekh Anta Diop ; [edited and] translated from the French by Mercer Cook
| The African origin of civilization : myth or reality / / Chiekh Anta Diop ; [edited and] translated from the French by Mercer Cook |
| Autore | Diop Cheikh Anta |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Lawrence Hill Books, , 1974 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 pages) |
| Disciplina |
913.3206
913.320696 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DiopCheikh Anta
CookMercer <1903-1987.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Black people - Egypt
Black race - History |
| ISBN |
1-61374-734-9
1-61374-736-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790511703321 |
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Diop Cheikh Anta
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| New York : , : Lawrence Hill Books, , 1974 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The African origin of civilization : myth or reality / / Chiekh Anta Diop ; [edited and] translated from the French by Mercer Cook
| The African origin of civilization : myth or reality / / Chiekh Anta Diop ; [edited and] translated from the French by Mercer Cook |
| Autore | Diop Cheikh Anta |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Lawrence Hill Books, c1974 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (336 pages) |
| Disciplina |
913.3206
913.320696 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DiopCheikh Anta
CookMercer <1903-1987.> |
| Soggetto topico |
Black people - Egypt
Black race - History |
| ISBN |
9781613747346
1613747349 9781613747360 1613747365 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910964083903321 |
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Diop Cheikh Anta
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| New York, : Lawrence Hill Books, c1974 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Amarna Age : a study of the crisis of the ancient world / / James Baikie
| The Amarna Age : a study of the crisis of the ancient world / / James Baikie |
| Autore | Baikie James <1866-1931., > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (561 p.) |
| Disciplina | 932/.014 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-415-64594-8
0-203-04016-3 1-136-19781-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; THE AMARNA AGE: A Study of the Crisis of the Ancient World; Copyright; CONTENTS; THE AMARNA AGE: A STUDY OF THE CRISIS OF THE ANCIENTWORLD; INTRODUCTORY; CHAPTER I EGYPT'S RISE TO SUPREMACY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD; CHAPTER II THE CULMINATION OF EGYPTIAN GLORY : THE REIGN OF AMENHOTEP THE MAGNIFICENT; CHAPTER III EGYPTIAN CULTURE IN THE XVIIITH DYNASTY; CHAPTER IV THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : THE MINOANS; CHAPTER V THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : THE HITTITES AND THE MITANNIANS; CHAPTER VI THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : BABYLONIANS AND ASSYRIANS
CHAPTER VII THE NEW SUPREME JOVE OF THE ANCIENT EAST-AMENHOTEP IVCHAPTER VIII THE CITY OF THE HORIZON AND ITS ART; CHAPTER IX THE FAITH OF AKHENATEN-ATEN-WORSHIP; CHAPTER X THE COLLAPSE OF THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE AS SEEN IN THE AMARNA LETTERS; CHAPTER XI THE AFTERMATH OF THE TELL EL-AMARNA ADVENTURE; CHAPTER XII THE LEGATEES OF EL-AMARNA : THE PHARAOHS OF THE XIXTH DYNASTY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453588303321 |
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Baikie James <1866-1931., >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Amarna Age : a study of the crisis of the ancient world / / James Baikie
| The Amarna Age : a study of the crisis of the ancient world / / James Baikie |
| Autore | Baikie James <1866-1931., > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (561 p.) |
| Disciplina | 932/.014 |
| ISBN |
1-136-19788-5
0-415-64594-8 0-203-04016-3 1-136-19781-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; THE AMARNA AGE: A Study of the Crisis of the Ancient World; Copyright; CONTENTS; THE AMARNA AGE: A STUDY OF THE CRISIS OF THE ANCIENTWORLD; INTRODUCTORY; CHAPTER I EGYPT'S RISE TO SUPREMACY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD; CHAPTER II THE CULMINATION OF EGYPTIAN GLORY : THE REIGN OF AMENHOTEP THE MAGNIFICENT; CHAPTER III EGYPTIAN CULTURE IN THE XVIIITH DYNASTY; CHAPTER IV THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : THE MINOANS; CHAPTER V THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : THE HITTITES AND THE MITANNIANS; CHAPTER VI THE SURROUNDING NATIONS : BABYLONIANS AND ASSYRIANS
CHAPTER VII THE NEW SUPREME JOVE OF THE ANCIENT EAST-AMENHOTEP IVCHAPTER VIII THE CITY OF THE HORIZON AND ITS ART; CHAPTER IX THE FAITH OF AKHENATEN-ATEN-WORSHIP; CHAPTER X THE COLLAPSE OF THE EGYPTIAN EMPIRE AS SEEN IN THE AMARNA LETTERS; CHAPTER XI THE AFTERMATH OF THE TELL EL-AMARNA ADVENTURE; CHAPTER XII THE LEGATEES OF EL-AMARNA : THE PHARAOHS OF THE XIXTH DYNASTY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791047803321 |
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Baikie James <1866-1931., >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ancient Egypt : foundations of a civilization / / Douglas J. Brewer
| Ancient Egypt : foundations of a civilization / / Douglas J. Brewer |
| Autore | Brewer Douglas J. |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 932 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-83567-3
1-317-86857-9 1-317-86858-7 1-281-38454-2 9786611384548 1-4082-1148-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures, boxes and plates; Acknowledgements; Publisher's acknowledgements; Dedication; Introduction; 1 Archaeology, Egyptology and prehistory: How we knowwhat we know; 2 Archaeology and Egyptian prehistory; 3 Environmental reflections; 4 The Paleolithic: A desert in bloom; 5 The Neolithic: An agricultural revolution andnew way of life; 6 The Predynastic Period: Egypt in its infancy; 7 The Late Predynastic: Naqada III and the quest for power; 8 In search of Egypt's first Pharaoh; 9 Early Dynastic life; 10 New horizons; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450585303321 |
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Brewer Douglas J.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ancient Egypt : foundations of a civilization / / Douglas J. Brewer
| Ancient Egypt : foundations of a civilization / / Douglas J. Brewer |
| Autore | Brewer Douglas J. |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Disciplina | 932 |
| ISBN |
1-315-83567-3
1-317-86857-9 1-317-86858-7 1-281-38454-2 9786611384548 1-4082-1148-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures, boxes and plates; Acknowledgements; Publisher's acknowledgements; Dedication; Introduction; 1 Archaeology, Egyptology and prehistory: How we knowwhat we know; 2 Archaeology and Egyptian prehistory; 3 Environmental reflections; 4 The Paleolithic: A desert in bloom; 5 The Neolithic: An agricultural revolution andnew way of life; 6 The Predynastic Period: Egypt in its infancy; 7 The Late Predynastic: Naqada III and the quest for power; 8 In search of Egypt's first Pharaoh; 9 Early Dynastic life; 10 New horizons; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784842303321 |
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Brewer Douglas J.
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| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ancient Egypt / / author and consultant: Dr. Angela McDonald
| Ancient Egypt / / author and consultant: Dr. Angela McDonald |
| Autore | McDonald Angela |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | DK Publishing |
| Disciplina | 932 |
| Soggetto topico |
Egyptology
Civilization |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Nonfiction
Juvenile works. |
| ISBN | 1-4654-5753-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | The ancient Egyptians -- Society -- The Egyptian Empire -- Soldiers and war -- Pharaohs -- Ruler of Egypt -- Pyramids -- Making a mummy -- Journey of the dead -- Tour of the tombs -- At home -- Artwork -- Gods -- Temples -- Egyptian clothes -- Beauty -- Jewelry -- Egyptian jobs -- Farming -- Food and drink -- Animals -- Boats and trade -- Medicine -- Children in Egypt -- Writing -- Interview with... -- Studying Egypt -- Egyptian facts and figures -- Glossary. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910157364403321 |
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McDonald Angela
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| DK Publishing | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ancient Egypt in Africa / / edited by David O'Connor and Andrew Reid
| Ancient Egypt in Africa / / edited by David O'Connor and Andrew Reid |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina | 932 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
O'ConnorDavid B
ReidAndrew <1963-> |
| Collana | Encounters With Ancient Egypt |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa -- Civilization
Africa -- Relations -- Egypt Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C Egypt -- Relations -- Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-43500-4
1-315-43501-2 1-59874-756-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Series Editor's Foreword; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; 1. Introduction -- Locating Ancient Egypt in Africa: Modern Theories, Past Realities / David O'Connor and Andrew Reid; 2. Afrocentrism and Historical Models for the Foundation of Ancient Greece / Martin Bernal; 3. Attributing Colour to the Ancient Egyptians: Reflections on Black Athena / John A. North; 4. The Unity of Africa / Michael Rowlands; 5. Ancient Egypt and the Source of the Nile / Andrew Reid; 6. Views of Ancient Egypt from a West African Perspective / Caleb A. Folorunso
7. Cheikh Anta Diop and Ancient Egypt in Africa / Kevin C. MacDonald8. Ancient Egypt, Missionaries and Christianity in Southern Africa / Bruce S. Bennett; 9. Landscapes of Knowledge, Idioms of Power: The African Foundations of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Reconsidered / David Wengrow; 10. Ancient Egypt in the Sudanese Middle Nile: A Case of Mistaken Identity? / David N. Edwards; 11. On the Priestly Origin of the Napatan Kings: The Adaptation, Demise and Resurrection of Ideas in Writing Nubian History / Robert G. Morkot 12. Pharaonic or Sudanic? Models for Meroitic Society and Change / Dorian Q. FullerReferences; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457337903321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ancient Egypt in Africa / / edited by David O'Connor and Andrew Reid
| Ancient Egypt in Africa / / edited by David O'Connor and Andrew Reid |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina | 932 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
O'ConnorDavid B
ReidAndrew <1963-> |
| Collana | Encounters With Ancient Egypt |
| Soggetto topico |
Africa -- Civilization
Africa -- Relations -- Egypt Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C Egypt -- Relations -- Africa |
| ISBN |
1-315-43499-7
1-315-43500-4 1-315-43501-2 1-59874-756-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Series Editor's Foreword; Contents; Contributors; List of Figures; 1. Introduction -- Locating Ancient Egypt in Africa: Modern Theories, Past Realities / David O'Connor and Andrew Reid; 2. Afrocentrism and Historical Models for the Foundation of Ancient Greece / Martin Bernal; 3. Attributing Colour to the Ancient Egyptians: Reflections on Black Athena / John A. North; 4. The Unity of Africa / Michael Rowlands; 5. Ancient Egypt and the Source of the Nile / Andrew Reid; 6. Views of Ancient Egypt from a West African Perspective / Caleb A. Folorunso
7. Cheikh Anta Diop and Ancient Egypt in Africa / Kevin C. MacDonald8. Ancient Egypt, Missionaries and Christianity in Southern Africa / Bruce S. Bennett; 9. Landscapes of Knowledge, Idioms of Power: The African Foundations of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Reconsidered / David Wengrow; 10. Ancient Egypt in the Sudanese Middle Nile: A Case of Mistaken Identity? / David N. Edwards; 11. On the Priestly Origin of the Napatan Kings: The Adaptation, Demise and Resurrection of Ideas in Writing Nubian History / Robert G. Morkot 12. Pharaonic or Sudanic? Models for Meroitic Society and Change / Dorian Q. FullerReferences; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781017803321 |
| London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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