African Connections: An Archaeological Perspective on Africa and the Wider WorldRowman Altamira, 2005 - Всего страниц: 309 From the exodus of early modern humans to the growth of African diasporas, Africa has had a long and complex relationship with the outside world. More than a passive vessel manipulated by external empires, the African experience has been a complex mix of internal geographic, environmental, sociopolitical and economic factors, and regular interaction with outsiders. Peter Mitchell attempts to outline these factors over the long period of modern human history, to find their commonalities and development over time. He examines African interconnections through Egypt and Nubia with the Near East, through multiple Indian Ocean trading systems, through the trans-Saharan trade, and through more recent incursion of Europeans. The African diaspora is also explored for continuities and resistance to foreign domination. Commonalities abound in the African experience, as do complexities of each individual period and interrelationship. Mitchell's sweeping analysis of African connections place the continent in context of global prehistory and history. The book should be of interest not only to Africanists, but to many other archaeologists, historians, geographers, linguists, social scientists and their students. |
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Introducing Africa Definitions Routes Resources and Interactions | xxiv |
The Development and Spread of African Farming Systems | 33 |
The Nile and Red Sea Corridors | 65 |
Africa in the Indian Ocean World System | 99 |
Africas Other Sea The Sahara and Its Shores | 135 |
Africas Opening to the Atlantic | 173 |
OutofAfrica 3 The Archaeology of the African Diaspora | 205 |
Reconnecting Africa Patterns Problems and Potentials | 227 |
References | 243 |
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About the Author | 309 |
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Стр. 2 - We carry with us the wonders we seek without us: there is all Africa and her prodigies in us; we are that bold and adventurous piece of Nature, which he that studies wisely learns in a compendium what others labour at in a divided piece and endless volume.