02051cam a22003374a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700800410003401000170007501500190009201600180011102000220012902000250015102000220017602000250019803500230022304000210024604200080026704300120027505000200028708200130030708400150032010000320033524500820036726000340044930000400048350400660052350510770058965100210166665100260168714444546BD-DhUL20201105104335.0060710s2007    nyuab    b    001 0 eng    a  2006021528  aGBA6761042bnb7 a0135468482Uk  a0415771382 (hbk.)  a9780415771382 (hbk.)  a0415771390 (pbk.)  a9780415771399 (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)ocm70291948  cBD-DhULdBD-DhUL  apcc  af------00aDT20b.A83 2007  a960bASH  a15.802bcl1 aAsante, Molefi Kete,d1942-14aThe history of Africa :bthe quest for eternal harmony /cMolefi Kete Asante.  aNew York :bRoutledge,c2007.  axiii, 397 p. :bill., map ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [377]-380) and index.0 apt. 1. The time of awakening -- Africa and the origin of humanity -- pt. 2. The age of literacy -- Africa and the beginning of civilization -- The rise of Kemet/Egypt -- The elements of early African civilization -- Governance and the political stability of Kemet -- pt. 3. The moment of realization -- The emergence of the great river kingdoms -- pt. 4. The age of construction -- The spread of classical empires and kingdoms -- The Sudanic empires : historians and their narratives -- Generators of traditional and contemporary Africa -- Societies of secrets : farmers and metallurgists -- pt. 5. The time of chaos -- Arab and European missionaries, merchants, and mercenaries -- Resisting European and Arab slave traders -- pt. 6. The age of reconstruction -- Africa regains consciousness in a Pan-African explosion -- pt. 7. The time for consolidation -- Africa consolidates independence -- Toward a United States of Africa without compromise : creation of the African Union -- Chronology of African history -- Some African ethnic groups -- Major linguistic complexes. 0aAfricaxHistory. 0aAfricaxCivilization.