Kısa Afrika Tarihi

Brief History of Africa Book Description Charles Darwin shook Europe when he said that Africa was the "cradle of humanity" in his book The Descent of Man, which he wrote in 1871. This claim, which casts a shadow over Europeans' "superiority" discourse, was confirmed by research conducted after the 1950s. Covering an area larger than one-fifth of the world's land area, with its fifty-four sovereign states and displaying a surprising abundance of different people, ethnicities, societies and religions, Africa is also the continent that has experienced the most suffering, hunger, disease and death throughout history, despite this fortunate structure. A Brief African History offers a concise introduction to the history of this magnificent continent, from the dawn of humanity in prehistoric Africa to the Arab Spring of 2011. Starting from the origins of the human race, it groups the Stone Age process under main headings, emphasizes the importance of the Arab presence and the trans-Saharan trade of Muslim states, and discusses the history of nation states and kingdoms before Europeans flocked to the continent. Kerr expertly describes the slave trade, the occupation and colonization of sub-Saharan Africa by Europeans, the "Plunder of Africa" and ultimately the painful and difficult struggles to get rid of this colonial order. At the end of the book, Kerr makes an evaluation for twenty-first century Africa. (From the Promotional Bulletin)