Africa is the most unknown continent, whose culture and history remain largely unexplored. And not only that, but what we do know, we know through the lens of a European or “Western” perspective.
However, more and more researchers are “rediscovering” Africa. Basil Davidson is one of those who tried to present us with an Africa measured by African standards.
It gives us a complete and wonderful picture of the history of this continent from prehistoric times to the recent past. It overturns many erroneous and intolerant views about Africans and reveals its unexpectedly vast cultural richness, so that Africa could rightly be considered—the cradle of humankind.
The book is a unique reference work in international scholarship and is used in many universities around the world.
