THE AFRICANS, A TRIPLE HERITAGE

Ali A. Mazrui, Guild 1986.

For centuries Europeans regarded Africa merely as a land mass to be circumnavigated on the way to the riches of the Indies. It was the ‘Dark Continent’ the last territory to be fully explored by Europeans.

Incredibly, it was described as a land without history until the coming of the white man. In reality, the African Continent has a rich and varied past stretching back over thousands of years. But it’s story is far more than that of a single indigenous human society, for Africa has a triple heritage of three civilisations which helped to shape it – it’s own rich inheritance, Islamic culture and the impact of Western traditions and lifestyles.

The Africans takes a challenging look at this triple heritage and examines the interplay between these civilisations.

Apart from some slight rubbing to the top front tips of the dust jacket, together with a tiny (4mm) split at the top rear spine, (jacket) both the book and the dust jacket are in very nice condition, clean and tightly bound. The book is illustrated throughout in both colour and black and white.