The Cultural Unity of Black Africa: The Domains of Matriarchy & of Patriarchy in Classical Antiquity
by Cheikh Anta Diop
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- Condition
- Very good, spine creased and lightly soiled, spine ends lightly worn, wraps lightly worn, corners creased
- ISBN 10
- 0907015441
- ISBN 13
- 9780907015444
- Seller
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About This Item
London: Karnak House, 1989. Signature-bound, octavo, pictorial wraps, [viii], xix, 202 pp. Very good, spine creased and lightly soiled, spine ends lightly worn, wraps lightly worn, corners creased. Illustration by Barbara Douglas; photo by Lance Watson. An examination of the gender-defined social systems of power in Africa, their roots and occupations in pre-colonial history and how the positions changed over the course of colonization. Diop recognizes the influence of ancient Egypt on the culture and science of Greece in framing this history from antiquity.
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- Bookseller
- Better Read Than Dead (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2042
- Title
- The Cultural Unity of Black Africa
- Author
- Cheikh Anta Diop
- Illustrator
- Illustration by Barbara Douglas; photo by Lance Watson
- Format/Binding
- Signature-bound, octavo, pictorial wraps, [viii], xix, 202 pp
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, spine creased and lightly soiled, spine ends lightly worn, wraps lightly worn, corners creased
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0907015441
- ISBN 13
- 9780907015444
- Publisher
- Karnak House
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Antiquity, Greece, Egypt, Diop, Cheikh Anta Diop
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...