Africa : the definitive visual history of a continent / authors, Morenikeji Asaaju, Adidemi Babalola, Jane Bryce, Obert Mlambo, Patience Motsatsi, Butholezwe Mtombeni, Girma Negash, Raphael Chijioke Njoku, Philip Parker, Luke Pepera, Marilee Wood ; foreword by David Olusoga.
Edition:
First American edition.
Publisher:
DK Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2024
Description:
400 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm.
Spanning more than 200,000 years, from the emergence of the first humans to the rise of megacities, Africa explores the history and cultures of the world's second-largest continent in vivid detail. It brings to life the stories that shaped Africa and the world around it, from powerful and influential empires and kingdoms such as Mali and Benin, through the struggle against colonization and the fight for independence to Africa's place on the global stage today.
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