After the prehistory of Volume I, Volume II of The Cambridge History of Africa deals with the beginnings of history. It is about 500 BC that historical sources begin to embrace all Africa north of the Sahara and, by the end of the period, documentation is also beginning to appear for parts of sub-Saharan Africa. North of the Sahara, this situation arises since Africans were sharing in the major civilizations of the Mediterranean world. It is shown that these northern Africans were not simply passive recipients of Phoenician ...
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After the prehistory of Volume I, Volume II of The Cambridge History of Africa deals with the beginnings of history. It is about 500 BC that historical sources begin to embrace all Africa north of the Sahara and, by the end of the period, documentation is also beginning to appear for parts of sub-Saharan Africa. North of the Sahara, this situation arises since Africans were sharing in the major civilizations of the Mediterranean world. It is shown that these northern Africans were not simply passive recipients of Phoenician, Greek, Roman and Arab influences, or of the great religions and cultures of Judaism, Christianity and Islam coming from the Semitic world. They adapted these things to their own particular needs and purposes, and sometimes too contributed to their general development. But the North African civilization failed to make headway south of the Sahara.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. CUP, 1982-1986. Cloth with dustjackets. Bibliographies. Illustrations. Vol. 1: From the earliest times to c.500 BC. ed. by J. Desmond Clark; Vol. 2: From c.500 BC to AD 1050. ed. by J.D. Fage; Vol. 3: From c.1050 to c.1600. ed. by Roland Oliver; Vol. 4: From c.1600 to c.1790. ed. by Richard Gray; Vol. 5: From c.1790 to c.1870. ed. by John Flint; Vol. 6: From 1870 to 1905. ed. by Roland Oliver & G.N. Sanderson; Vol. 7: From 1905 to 1940. ed. by A.D. Roberts; Vol. 8: From c.1940 to c.1975. ed. by Michael Crowder. This set is from the collection of one of the above editors, and has been PRIVATELY OWNED. There are NO OWNERSHIP OR INSTITUTIONAL MARKS. Condition of the volumes: NEW/AS NEW to VERY GOOD++. Vols 6 & 8 do not have a dustjacket, the others all have Very Good to NEW dustjackets. All First Editions. Three volumes have lightly pencilled research notes on the rear blank end-papers, and a very few lightly pencilled marginal notes on a couple of chapters, which could either be left (or erased before purchase, as the buyer chooses); they do not detract from the condition of the books. An unusually excellent set of the most comprehensive and up-to-date history of Africa, from the earliest times to the end of the colonial period, edited and written by the leading authorities in the field. Details and scans available. CB51.
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