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" The Africans : "
Ali A. Mazrui.
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BL
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875283
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| Main Entry
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Mazrui, Ali AlʼAmin
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| Title & Author
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The Africans : : a triple heritage /\ Ali A. Mazrui.
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| Edition Statement
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1st American ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston :: Little, Brown,, ©1986.
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336 pages :: illustrations (some color) ;; 27 cm
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| ISBN
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0316552003
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: 0316552011
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: 9780316552004
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: 9780316552011
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-328) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: A Celebration of Decay? -- Where is Africa? -- Anatomy of a Continent -- Africa's Identity: The Indigenous Personality -- Africa's Identity: The Semitic Impact -- Africa's Identity: The Western Aftermath -- Africa at Play: A Triple Heritage of Sports -- Africa at Prayer: New Gods -- Tools of Exploitation: A Triple Heritage of Technology -- In Search of Stability -- Is Modernisation Reversible? -- In Search of Self-Reliance: Capitalism without Winter -- Towards Cultural Synthesis -- Between Society and State -- Between War and Peace -- Muntu: A Conclusion.
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| Abstract
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Companion volume to the PBS series. Provides an examination of modern Africa and the three major influences which have shaped it: indigenous traditions, Western culture, and Islamic culture.
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Civilization.
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Africa, Civilization.
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Africa, Civilization
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Africa, Civilization.
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Africa.
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| Dewey Classification
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960
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| LC Classification
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DT14.M39 1986
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74.23bcl
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