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Not Out Of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became An Excuse To Teach Myth As History by Mary Lefkowitz (Paperback, 1997)
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Not Out of Africa has sparked widespread debate over the teaching of revisionist history in schools and colleges. Was Socrates black?. Do we owe the underlying tenets of our democratic civilizaiton to the Africans?.
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Not Out of Africa has sparked widespread debate over the teaching of revisionist history in schools and colleges. Was Socrates black? Did Aristotle steal his ideas from the library in Alexandria? Do we owe the underlying tenets of our democratic civilizaiton to the Africans? Mary Lefkowitz explains why politically motivated histories of the ancient world are being written and shows how Afrocentrist claims blatantly contradict the historical evidence. Not Out of Africa is an important book that protects and argues for the necessity of historical truths and standards in cultural education. For this new paperback edition, Mary Lefkowitz has written an epilogue in which she responds to her critics and offers topics for further discussion. She has also added supplementary notes, a bibliography with suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of names.Product Identifiers
PublisherBasic Books
ISBN-139780465098385
eBay Product ID (ePID)90801760
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SubjectSocial Sciences, Teaching
Publication Year1997
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameNot Out of Africa: How Afrocentrism Became an Excuse to Teach Myth As History
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorMary Lefkowitz
FormatPaperback
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Item Height203 mm
Item Width137 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMary Lefkowitz
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- 04 Sep, 2022
An authoritive dimissal of some founding notions of a certain branch of identity history
An authoritative repudiation of a series of modern myths which crop up in identity histories by answering the questions: "Did Ancient Egypt invade Greece? Did the Greeks appropriate the philosophy and mathematics of the Egyptians? Were Socrates and Cleopatra black?" in the negative. The author is a professor of classics and applies her expertise in dealing with these topics in a convincing manner. The work has plenty of references and a useful glossary. The first edition of the book stirred up a lot of controversy because the ideas cited above are cornerstones of Afrocentrist beliefs, and as a result, the author has been accused of racism and insensitivity. The author responds to these charges in an epilogue which I found both enlightening and helpful. I suspect this book will promote a "Marmite" response; Some Afrocentrists will take a dim view of its contents and will probably dismiss the book as yet another example of Euroentric bias. The book raises the issue of truth and its role in academia. Does the truth "set us free", or can it hold us in chains of oppression- and if so, are academics at liberty to make up more helpful "truths" such as the (for some people of African descent) the 'inspiring' notion that the Egyptians were a black culture from which the Greeks plagiairised all their major ideas? The book argues that facts are facts, and academics are not at liberty to play fast and loose with them, whatever their motive.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
