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Rethink African Being

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After transatlantic slave trade and physical colonization, history was conquered as well. In doing so, Africa declared a continent without historical conscience, her past refereed to dark continent. Why? and what was the reason behind? This questions occupy the thematic approach of this book. The reason behind distortion of African history was the perpetual quest for dominance. History is the most important weapon to defend national and territorial integrity, hence history decentered from Africa. Heritage sites such as Great Zimbabwe, Timbuktu, Pyramids In Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt denied the African origins and regarded as Caucasian civilization. The Eurocentric Project continue in academic affairs to dehumanize Africans through denialism of history. This book, is an Afrocentric project provide a theoretical frameworks in analyzing African history using African agency, and reclaim African historiography to create African being and negotiate African space in global affairs

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9786139450848
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 112
  • Published:
  • February 10, 2019
  • Dimensions:
  • 150x7x220 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 185 g.
Delivery: 1-2 weeks
Expected delivery: October 19, 2024

Description of Rethink African Being

After transatlantic slave trade and physical colonization, history was conquered as well. In doing so, Africa declared a continent without historical conscience, her past refereed to dark continent. Why? and what was the reason behind? This questions occupy the thematic approach of this book. The reason behind distortion of African history was the perpetual quest for dominance. History is the most important weapon to defend national and territorial integrity, hence history decentered from Africa. Heritage sites such as Great Zimbabwe, Timbuktu, Pyramids In Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt denied the African origins and regarded as Caucasian civilization. The Eurocentric Project continue in academic affairs to dehumanize Africans through denialism of history. This book, is an Afrocentric project provide a theoretical frameworks in analyzing African history using African agency, and reclaim African historiography to create African being and negotiate African space in global affairs

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