The Lost Kingdoms of Africa [Hardcover ed.] 0593068130, 9780593068137

For many of us the history of Africa is, at best, vague. We might think of Egyptian pyramids, legendary queens (of Sheba

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The Lost Kingdoms of Africa [Hardcover ed.]
0593068130, 9780593068137

A groundbreaking, sweeping overview of the great kingdoms in African history and their legacies, written by world-leadin

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Cover; Author biography; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of illustrations; List of maps; Acknowledgements; 1

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Underneath the desert sands, a forgotten culture awaits your discovery… Its pyramids jut like wind-ravaged arrowheads f

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*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Include

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For more than a century, urban North Africans have sought to protect and revive Andalusi music, a prestigious Arabic-lan

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