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Not out of Africa : how Afrocentrism became an excuse to teach myth as history

Author: Mary R Lefkowitz
Publisher: New York : BasicBooks, ©1997.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Argues that the Afrocentric movement is substituting myth for historical research and undermining the true accomplishments of Africa, and explains why history must be based on research and fact, and not on politics.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Mary R Lefkowitz
ISBN: 046509838X 9780465098385 0465098371 9780465098378
OCLC Number: 37433530
Notes: "A New republic book."
Description: xviii, 297 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Contents: Introduction --
Myths of African origins --
Ancient myths of cultural dependency --
The myth of the Egyptian mystery system --
The myth of the stolen legacy --
Conclusion.
Responsibility: Mary Lefkowitz.
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Abstract:

Argues that the Afrocentric movement is substituting myth for historical research and undermining the true accomplishments of Africa, and explains why history must be based on research and fact, and not on politics.

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