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Ancient Egypt in Africa / edited by David O'Connor and Andrew Reid.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Encounters with ancient EgyptPublication details: London : UCL, ©2003.Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1843147580
  • 9781843147589
  • 9781598747560
  • 1598747568
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Ancient Egypt in Africa.DDC classification:
  • 932.01 21
LOC classification:
  • DT61 .A535 2003eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Preliminaries; Series Editor's Foreword; Contributors; List of Figures; Introduction -- Locating Ancient Egypt in Africa: Modern Theories, Past Realities; Afrocentrism and Historical Models for the Foundation of Ancient Greece; Attributing Colour to the Ancient Egyptians: Reflections on Black Athena; The Unity of Africa; Ancient Egypt and the Source of the Nile; View of Ancient Egypt from a West African Perspective; Cheikh Anta Diop and Ancient Egypt in Africa; Landscapes of Knowledge, Idioms of Power: The African Foundations of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Reconsidered.
Summary: Geographically, Egypt is clearly on the African continent, yet perceptions of Ancient Egypt routinely regard it as a non-African cultural form. This book considers how Ancient Egypt was dislocated from Africa, drawing on a wide range of sources.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-209) and index.

Preliminaries; Series Editor's Foreword; Contributors; List of Figures; Introduction -- Locating Ancient Egypt in Africa: Modern Theories, Past Realities; Afrocentrism and Historical Models for the Foundation of Ancient Greece; Attributing Colour to the Ancient Egyptians: Reflections on Black Athena; The Unity of Africa; Ancient Egypt and the Source of the Nile; View of Ancient Egypt from a West African Perspective; Cheikh Anta Diop and Ancient Egypt in Africa; Landscapes of Knowledge, Idioms of Power: The African Foundations of Ancient Egyptian Civilization Reconsidered.

Geographically, Egypt is clearly on the African continent, yet perceptions of Ancient Egypt routinely regard it as a non-African cultural form. This book considers how Ancient Egypt was dislocated from Africa, drawing on a wide range of sources.

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