Spanning more than two thousand years of African history, from the African Iron Age to the collapse of colonialism and the beginnings of independence, Hosea Jaffe s magisterial work remains one of the only books to fully capture the continent s complex and diverse past. The great strength of Jaffe s work lies in its unique theoretical perspective, which stresses the distinctive character of Africa s social structures and historical development. Crucially, Jaffe rejects all efforts to impose Eurocentric models of history onto Africa, whether it be liberal notions of progress or Marxist...
Spanning more than two thousand years of African history, from the African Iron Age to the collapse of colonialism and the beginnings of independence,...
A masterful study spanning over two thousand years of African history, and which stresses the unique character of the continent's historical development.
A masterful study spanning over two thousand years of African history, and which stresses the unique character of the continent's historical developme...
