History in Black

Download or read book History in Black written by Yaacov Shavit and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of Afrocentric historical writing is explored in this study which traces this recording of history from the Hellenistic-Roman period to the 19th century. Afrocentric writers are depicted as searching for the unique primary source of "culture" from one period to the next. Such passing on of cultural traits from the "ancient model" from the classical period to the origin of culture in Egypt and Africa is shown as being a product purely of creative history.