The Cambridge History of Africa, Vol. 2: c. 500 B.C.-A.D. 1050 (Volume 2) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521215927 ISBN 13: 9780521215923

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1979

Synopsis

After the prehistory of Volume I, Volume II of The Cambridge History of Africa deals with the beginnings of history. It is about 500 BC that historical sources begin to embrace all Africa north of the Sahara and, by the end of the period, documentation is also beginning to appear for parts of sub-Saharan Africa. North of the Sahara, this situation arises since Africans were sharing in the major civilizations of the Mediterranean world. It is shown that these northern Africans were not simply passive recipients of Phoenician, Greek, Roman and Arab influences, or of the great religions and cultures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam coming from the Semitic world. They adapted these things to their own particular needs and purposes, and sometimes too contributed to their general development. But the North African civilization failed to make headway south of the Sahara.

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After the prehistory of Volume I, Volume II of The Cambridge History of Africa deals with the beginnings of history. It is about 500 BC that historical sources begin to embrace all Africa north of the Sahara and, by the end of the period, documentation is also beginning to appear for parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

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'... a work of elegant scholarship and an invaluable research tool.' The American Historical Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0521215927
• ISBN 13: 9780521215923
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 886
• Editor: Fage J. D.