African Civilizations : An Archaeological Perspective by Graham Connah (2001, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521596904

ISBN-139780521596909

eBay Product ID (ePID)1828924

Product Key Features

Number of Pages358 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAfrican Civilizations : an Archaeological Perspective

Publication Year2001

SubjectArchaeology, Africa / General, Anthropology / General

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

AuthorGraham Connah

Subject AreaSocial Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight21.8 Oz

Item Length9.8 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN00-033704

Reviews'Professor Connah's new edition retains the broad vision of his first and the organizing principles so convenient for archaeologists.' Antiquity, ‘Professor Connah’s new edition retains the broad vision of his first and the organizing principles so convenient for archaeologists.’Antiquity, "Graham Connah states in the introduction of this work that his purpose is to overcome the widespread stereotype that Africa represents a continent 'of scattered groups of people living in small villages of grass or mud "huts,"' but 'is about the material evidence of cities and states,' that is 'civilization.' The author succeeds admirably in this goal. The organization of the study is unique. The writing is integrated, lucid and eminently readable." The International Journal of African Historical Studies, "The text is intelligible to laymen, the illustrations excellent, and the case studies intriguing." Africa Today

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal967/.01

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

Table Of Content1. The context; 2. Birth on the Nile: the Nubian achievement; 3. The benefits of isolation: the Ethiopian Highlands; 4. An optimal zone: the West African savanna; 5. Brilliance beneath the trees: the West African forest and its fringes; 6. The edge or the centre: cities of the East African coast and islands; 7. A question of context: Great Zimbabwe and related sites; 8. In the heart of Africa: the Upemba Depression and the Interlacustrine Region; 9. What are the common denominators?

SynopsisThis major new revised edition of African Civilizations reexamines the physical evidence for developing social complexity in tropical Africa over the past four thousand years and considers possible explanations of the developments that gave rise to it. Graham Connah focuses on urbanism and state formation in seven main areas of Africa: Nubia, Ethiopia, the West African savanna, the West African forest, the East African coast and islands, the Zimbabwe Plateau, and parts of Central Africa. Extensively illustrated and offering an extended bibliography, this book provides essential reading on the topic., This edition of African Civilizations, first published in 2001, re-examines the physical evidence for developing social complexity by investigating urbanism and state formation in seven main areas of tropical Africa. Extensively illustrated and offering an extended bibliography, this book provides essential reading on the topic., This edition of African Civilizations, first published in 2001, re-examines the physical evidence for developing social complexity in tropical Africa over the last four thousand years. Graham Connah focuses upon the archaeological research of two key aspects of complexity, urbanism and state formation, in seven main areas of Africa: Nubia, Ethiopia, the West African savanna, the West African forest, the East African coast and islands, the Zimbabwe Plateau, and parts of Central Africa. The book's main concern is to review the available evidence in its varied environmental setting, and to consider possible explanations of the developments that gave rise to it. Extensively illustrated, including new maps and plans, and offering an extended bibliography, this book provides essential reading for students of archaeology, anthropology, African history, black studies, and social geography.

Illustrated byHobbs, Douglas

LC Classification NumberDT352.3 .C66 2001