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When We Ruled: The Ancient and Medieval History of Black Civilisations
When We Ruled is by far the best general work on the ancient and medieval history of Black people there has ever been.
This landmark publication, which is superbly illustrated with high quality photographs, maps and drawings, provides an extraordinary and cutting-edge synthesis of the archaeological data, the documentary evidence, and the historical linguistic research. It recounts the fascinating story of the origin and development of indigenous civilisations across the vast panorama of the African continent.
In particular, the author answers the key question in Black history: How much documented history is there beyond the Slave Trade, Mary Seacole, and Malcolm X? In 713 pages that question is answered again and again with a vast array of evidence that explodes the widely held view that Africans were without historical distinctions. In particular, there are ancient and medieval monuments that are still standing all over Africa. In addition, there are Black families and institutions that still possess their medieval manuscripts.
The history of Black people cannot be divorced from the history of peoples on other continents particularly Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Topic areas that have traditionally been ignored, such as Black Women's history, early African science and technology, and the two-way influences between Africa and Europe, are also discussed.
What is remarkable about this work is that for the first time it dares to connect Egypt, and its cultural affinities, with Africa and its chronological timeline within the vast chronology (nearly 90,000 years) of African achievement. It is now untenable for Egyptologists to consider themselves to be experts on Egypt without understanding the African cultural signature embedded within Ancient Egypt and its long history.
Faculty, students and parents interested in a comprehensive, critical and balanced overview of African or Black history will find no better book.
This landmark publication, which is superbly illustrated with high quality photographs, maps and drawings, provides an extraordinary and cutting-edge synthesis of the archaeological data, the documentary evidence, and the historical linguistic research. It recounts the fascinating story of the origin and development of indigenous civilisations across the vast panorama of the African continent.
In particular, the author answers the key question in Black history: How much documented history is there beyond the Slave Trade, Mary Seacole, and Malcolm X? In 713 pages that question is answered again and again with a vast array of evidence that explodes the widely held view that Africans were without historical distinctions. In particular, there are ancient and medieval monuments that are still standing all over Africa. In addition, there are Black families and institutions that still possess their medieval manuscripts.
The history of Black people cannot be divorced from the history of peoples on other continents particularly Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Topic areas that have traditionally been ignored, such as Black Women's history, early African science and technology, and the two-way influences between Africa and Europe, are also discussed.
What is remarkable about this work is that for the first time it dares to connect Egypt, and its cultural affinities, with Africa and its chronological timeline within the vast chronology (nearly 90,000 years) of African achievement. It is now untenable for Egyptologists to consider themselves to be experts on Egypt without understanding the African cultural signature embedded within Ancient Egypt and its long history.
Faculty, students and parents interested in a comprehensive, critical and balanced overview of African or Black history will find no better book.
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October 30, 2011
The amount of research that has gone into this book is very impressive. I found the chapter on "Survey of Documents" particularly interesting in outlining what modern European 'explorers' saw when they arrived on the continent. These documents are available for review - I took six references at random and found them all on the Internet with one complete work available for download!
With the wealth of information covered in this work one realises that Africa has always been in the mainstream of history and the only reason it was labelled the "Dark Continent" was to justify the systematic plundering of its people and resources!
This book covers the history of Africa from the most ancient times and touches on the African presence in Asia. Robin Walker has done an excellent job and for me this book is a companion to works of Chancellor Williams and Cheikh Anta Diop. I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn about the history of Africa in particular and the achievements of Black people in general.
With the wealth of information covered in this work one realises that Africa has always been in the mainstream of history and the only reason it was labelled the "Dark Continent" was to justify the systematic plundering of its people and resources!
This book covers the history of Africa from the most ancient times and touches on the African presence in Asia. Robin Walker has done an excellent job and for me this book is a companion to works of Chancellor Williams and Cheikh Anta Diop. I would recommend this book to anyone wishing to learn about the history of Africa in particular and the achievements of Black people in general.
March 30, 2013
Robin Walker has written an extremely valuable and comprehensive book of over 700 pages.
Mr. Robin Walker, a man of African ancestry, was born in London England in the belly of the Eurocentric beast.
Yet he has managed to free his mind and boldly confront the very subtle and equally sophisticated attempts to smother his consciousness and his intellectual outlook with cultural and national biases.
When We Ruled is a book that should be read by every American. It is a book that surveys the long fascinating history of ancient African Egypto-Sudanese Nile Valley cultures from the birth of humanity and civilizations, until the spread of humanity and civilizations from its African cradle to the rest of the world. A monumental task indeed!
If one has ever longed to read a book about "Ancient Egypt" (a series of ancient African Nilotic cultures) from a perspective free of Euro centric distortions and speculations-this is it!
Robin Walker has placed the history of Africa at the beginning of human history where it belongs. For too long the world has been flooded with the racist dogmas coming out of Europe, especially Germany. These dogmas and ideologies masquerading as scholarship declared with absolutely no evidence that Africa had no history.
In order to falsify human history European scholars had to attack, slander, ridicule or ignore their own classical writers.
On page 105 Mr. Walker gives a beautiful example when he offers this famous passage from Diodurus of Sicily : "Now the Ethiopians, as historians relate, were the first of all men and the proofs of this statement, they say, are manifest...They say also that the Egyptians are a colony sent out by the Ethiopians, Osiris having been the leader of the colony. For generally speaking, what is now Egypt, they maintain, was not land but sea.... however, as the Nile during the times of its inundation carried down the mud from Ethiopia, the land was gradually built up from the deposits."
It must be remembered that the term "Ethiopian" referred to the black peoples of ancient Africa. Europeans scholars simply ignore Diodurus of Sicily -just as they ignored or ridiculed Plato, Herodotus , Socrates and so many more!
Mr. Walker thoroughly examines all of the scientific evidence pointing to the black African origins of the ancient peoples we now call "ancient Egyptians".
The old fallacious scholarship dies slowly. In linguistics Mr. Walker points out that the language of the ancient Egyptians was not genetically related to any Semitic language, even though Semitic languages developed in Africa-not Arabia.
Dr. Theophile Obenga has demonstrated over and over again in countless lectures and at various conferences that the "widely accepted" classification of African languages by the late Joseph H. Greenberg has no scientific validity. In his book "Origine Commune De l'Egyptien Ancient du Copte Et Des Langue Negro-Africaines Moderne", Dr. Obenga gives Greenberg credit for all of his useful work. On the other hand, Dr. Obenga takes apart, piece by piece, Greenberg's failed attempt to classify African languages.
Greenberg knew some Hausa, but he did not have any native command of any African language.
Dr. Cheikh anta Diop and Dr. Theophile Obenga and several other African linguist have killed off the old Greenberg school of classifying African languages. The shocking news of its death has yet to reach many and for others we have to allow time for denial and grief to run its course.
All of the plants and animals glyphs or symbols used to write the ancient African Egyptian language comes from the heart of Africa. Glyphs like the elephant, giraffe, lion, hippo, panther, rhinoceros and so on.
Walker points out that the modern mostly Arab and various European populations of modern Egypt had absolutely nothing to do with the ancient history of the land they now occupy. The modern population had nothing to do with the building of ancient African-Egypto-Nubian Nile valley cultures that we today refer to as "Ancient Egypt".
This fact must be emphasized and understood.
Walker also gives us a very clear narrative of the decline and fall of African Pharonic civilization under the invasions of the Hyksos, Persian, Greeks and the various Arab invasions and the coming of Islam around 639-41 ad.
This huge book surveys the rise of the various Africa kingdoms after the collapse of the earlier Nile Valley cultures. Ghana, Mali, Songhay , Great Zimbabwe , the kingdoms of the Yoruba and Ibo, among many, many others. The book is a treasure house!
The coming of humanity from its African cradle to Asia is covered in a remarkable, easy to follow manner. World traveler and African scholar Runoko Rashidi is mentioned. Mr Rashidi has done a tremendous amount of work centering on the African presence in Asia.
Runoko Rashidi wrote a very useful introduction. We have learned that Runoko Rashidi has been warned not to return to India. Truth is a powerful thing!
It is the full implications of Mr. Walker's book that shakes the foundations of the old crumbling Euro centric historical scholarship that was, and still is, driven and distorted by racial chauvinism and modern nationalisms.
Could Judaism, Christianity and Islam be merely Semitic and European reformulations of ancient African spirituality? Could the ancient black Egyptian-Nubian Goddess Iset (Isis) be the source of the Black Madonnas that the Catholic Church tried so hard for centuries to stamp out, then demanded that they be painted white and then claimed the mother and child to be "Holy Mary Mother of God(the Christ Child)" or "Our Lady" ?
Could the remaining Black Madonnas of Europe that the people often demanded be painted black, reflect the collective European memory of the African origins of the Madonnas?
J. A. Rogers reminds us that " the worship of Isis, as the Black Virgin, lasted centuries after the introduction of Christianity. As late as 394 a.d., her processions still marched through the streets of Rome." See: Sex And Race Vol 1, page 281.
Could the world's first written language be a typical black African language? Especially since all forms of cuneiform died out, and no modern writing system can be traced back to any form of cuneiform.
Remember ancient Egyptian writing gave birth over time and with changes to the Roman script that we use today.
The book gives us much food for thought; it is jammed packed with insight and information with documentation. If I had to chose just one book on the history of African peoples, I would chose "When We ruled" by Robin Walker..
In one of his lectures Dr. Ben said that history is written by the conqueror for the conquered. And it is the duty of the conquered as soon as he is able, to accept nothing the conqueror wrote, go back and reassess everything the conqueror wrote, study the sources for yourself, re-write your own history based on the evidence as best you can and speculate on the rest just like he did.
Mr. Robin Walker has done just that, and we applaud him and urge every one to read and study this book. .
.
Mr. Robin Walker, a man of African ancestry, was born in London England in the belly of the Eurocentric beast.
Yet he has managed to free his mind and boldly confront the very subtle and equally sophisticated attempts to smother his consciousness and his intellectual outlook with cultural and national biases.
When We Ruled is a book that should be read by every American. It is a book that surveys the long fascinating history of ancient African Egypto-Sudanese Nile Valley cultures from the birth of humanity and civilizations, until the spread of humanity and civilizations from its African cradle to the rest of the world. A monumental task indeed!
If one has ever longed to read a book about "Ancient Egypt" (a series of ancient African Nilotic cultures) from a perspective free of Euro centric distortions and speculations-this is it!
Robin Walker has placed the history of Africa at the beginning of human history where it belongs. For too long the world has been flooded with the racist dogmas coming out of Europe, especially Germany. These dogmas and ideologies masquerading as scholarship declared with absolutely no evidence that Africa had no history.
In order to falsify human history European scholars had to attack, slander, ridicule or ignore their own classical writers.
On page 105 Mr. Walker gives a beautiful example when he offers this famous passage from Diodurus of Sicily : "Now the Ethiopians, as historians relate, were the first of all men and the proofs of this statement, they say, are manifest...They say also that the Egyptians are a colony sent out by the Ethiopians, Osiris having been the leader of the colony. For generally speaking, what is now Egypt, they maintain, was not land but sea.... however, as the Nile during the times of its inundation carried down the mud from Ethiopia, the land was gradually built up from the deposits."
It must be remembered that the term "Ethiopian" referred to the black peoples of ancient Africa. Europeans scholars simply ignore Diodurus of Sicily -just as they ignored or ridiculed Plato, Herodotus , Socrates and so many more!
Mr. Walker thoroughly examines all of the scientific evidence pointing to the black African origins of the ancient peoples we now call "ancient Egyptians".
The old fallacious scholarship dies slowly. In linguistics Mr. Walker points out that the language of the ancient Egyptians was not genetically related to any Semitic language, even though Semitic languages developed in Africa-not Arabia.
Dr. Theophile Obenga has demonstrated over and over again in countless lectures and at various conferences that the "widely accepted" classification of African languages by the late Joseph H. Greenberg has no scientific validity. In his book "Origine Commune De l'Egyptien Ancient du Copte Et Des Langue Negro-Africaines Moderne", Dr. Obenga gives Greenberg credit for all of his useful work. On the other hand, Dr. Obenga takes apart, piece by piece, Greenberg's failed attempt to classify African languages.
Greenberg knew some Hausa, but he did not have any native command of any African language.
Dr. Cheikh anta Diop and Dr. Theophile Obenga and several other African linguist have killed off the old Greenberg school of classifying African languages. The shocking news of its death has yet to reach many and for others we have to allow time for denial and grief to run its course.
All of the plants and animals glyphs or symbols used to write the ancient African Egyptian language comes from the heart of Africa. Glyphs like the elephant, giraffe, lion, hippo, panther, rhinoceros and so on.
Walker points out that the modern mostly Arab and various European populations of modern Egypt had absolutely nothing to do with the ancient history of the land they now occupy. The modern population had nothing to do with the building of ancient African-Egypto-Nubian Nile valley cultures that we today refer to as "Ancient Egypt".
This fact must be emphasized and understood.
Walker also gives us a very clear narrative of the decline and fall of African Pharonic civilization under the invasions of the Hyksos, Persian, Greeks and the various Arab invasions and the coming of Islam around 639-41 ad.
This huge book surveys the rise of the various Africa kingdoms after the collapse of the earlier Nile Valley cultures. Ghana, Mali, Songhay , Great Zimbabwe , the kingdoms of the Yoruba and Ibo, among many, many others. The book is a treasure house!
The coming of humanity from its African cradle to Asia is covered in a remarkable, easy to follow manner. World traveler and African scholar Runoko Rashidi is mentioned. Mr Rashidi has done a tremendous amount of work centering on the African presence in Asia.
Runoko Rashidi wrote a very useful introduction. We have learned that Runoko Rashidi has been warned not to return to India. Truth is a powerful thing!
It is the full implications of Mr. Walker's book that shakes the foundations of the old crumbling Euro centric historical scholarship that was, and still is, driven and distorted by racial chauvinism and modern nationalisms.
Could Judaism, Christianity and Islam be merely Semitic and European reformulations of ancient African spirituality? Could the ancient black Egyptian-Nubian Goddess Iset (Isis) be the source of the Black Madonnas that the Catholic Church tried so hard for centuries to stamp out, then demanded that they be painted white and then claimed the mother and child to be "Holy Mary Mother of God(the Christ Child)" or "Our Lady" ?
Could the remaining Black Madonnas of Europe that the people often demanded be painted black, reflect the collective European memory of the African origins of the Madonnas?
J. A. Rogers reminds us that " the worship of Isis, as the Black Virgin, lasted centuries after the introduction of Christianity. As late as 394 a.d., her processions still marched through the streets of Rome." See: Sex And Race Vol 1, page 281.
Could the world's first written language be a typical black African language? Especially since all forms of cuneiform died out, and no modern writing system can be traced back to any form of cuneiform.
Remember ancient Egyptian writing gave birth over time and with changes to the Roman script that we use today.
The book gives us much food for thought; it is jammed packed with insight and information with documentation. If I had to chose just one book on the history of African peoples, I would chose "When We ruled" by Robin Walker..
In one of his lectures Dr. Ben said that history is written by the conqueror for the conquered. And it is the duty of the conquered as soon as he is able, to accept nothing the conqueror wrote, go back and reassess everything the conqueror wrote, study the sources for yourself, re-write your own history based on the evidence as best you can and speculate on the rest just like he did.
Mr. Robin Walker has done just that, and we applaud him and urge every one to read and study this book. .
.
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July 16, 2015One of the most concise books on African history
August 29, 2023
This is a seminal work that delves into the often-overlooked contributions of African civilizations to human history. The book serves as a corrective lens, challenging the Eurocentric narratives that have dominated historical discourse for centuries. It's a meticulously researched treasure trove that spans multiple disciplines, from anthropology and archaeology to history and sociology, offering a comprehensive look at African achievements.
Structure and Scope:
The book is organized into various sections, each focusing on a different civilization or era. Walker takes us on a journey from ancient Egypt and Nubia to the great empires of Mali and Songhai. He doesn't just stop at political history; he also explores the social, economic, and cultural facets of these civilizations. The book is replete with maps, photographs, and illustrations, making it visually engaging and easier to grasp the geographical and historical context.
Intellectual Rigor:
Walker's scholarship is commendable. He employs a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing from primary sources, oral traditions, and archaeological evidence. The book is not just a compilation of facts but an analytical endeavor. Walker questions existing narratives, scrutinizes evidence, and offers alternative viewpoints. This intellectual rigor makes the book not just informative but also thought-provoking.
Cultural Impact:
One of the most striking aspects of "When We Ruled" is its cultural impact. It serves as an empowering narrative for people of African descent, who have often been marginalized in mainstream historical accounts. By showcasing the richness and diversity of African civilizations, the book fosters a sense of pride and identity. It also serves as an educational tool, providing a more balanced and inclusive curriculum for students.
Criticisms:
While the book is groundbreaking, it is not without its criticisms. Some scholars argue that Walker sometimes leans too far in the opposite direction, idealizing African civilizations to counteract Eurocentric biases. This can occasionally lead to a lack of nuance in his arguments. Additionally, the book's comprehensive scope can be overwhelming for readers who are new to the subject. A more focused approach might have allowed for deeper exploration of specific topics.
Relevance to Contemporary Discussions:
In today's world, where discussions about race, identity, and history are more critical than ever, "When We Ruled" offers a timely contribution. It challenges us to rethink our understanding of history and recalibrate our worldview. It encourages a sense of pride for people of the diaspora, and it's a clarion call for a more global, pan-African perspective. For anyone interested in African history, decolonizing academia, or simply broadening their historical knowledge, this book is a must-read.
Conclusion:
In summary, "When We Ruled" is a monumental work that fills a significant gap in historical literature. It's not just a book but a movement, pushing us to reconsider the stories we've been told and the histories we've been taught. While it has its limitations, its strengths far outweigh its weaknesses. It's a book that educates, empowers, and enlightens, and for that reason, it deserves a place on every diasporan's bookshelf.
Structure and Scope:
The book is organized into various sections, each focusing on a different civilization or era. Walker takes us on a journey from ancient Egypt and Nubia to the great empires of Mali and Songhai. He doesn't just stop at political history; he also explores the social, economic, and cultural facets of these civilizations. The book is replete with maps, photographs, and illustrations, making it visually engaging and easier to grasp the geographical and historical context.
Intellectual Rigor:
Walker's scholarship is commendable. He employs a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing from primary sources, oral traditions, and archaeological evidence. The book is not just a compilation of facts but an analytical endeavor. Walker questions existing narratives, scrutinizes evidence, and offers alternative viewpoints. This intellectual rigor makes the book not just informative but also thought-provoking.
Cultural Impact:
One of the most striking aspects of "When We Ruled" is its cultural impact. It serves as an empowering narrative for people of African descent, who have often been marginalized in mainstream historical accounts. By showcasing the richness and diversity of African civilizations, the book fosters a sense of pride and identity. It also serves as an educational tool, providing a more balanced and inclusive curriculum for students.
Criticisms:
While the book is groundbreaking, it is not without its criticisms. Some scholars argue that Walker sometimes leans too far in the opposite direction, idealizing African civilizations to counteract Eurocentric biases. This can occasionally lead to a lack of nuance in his arguments. Additionally, the book's comprehensive scope can be overwhelming for readers who are new to the subject. A more focused approach might have allowed for deeper exploration of specific topics.
Relevance to Contemporary Discussions:
In today's world, where discussions about race, identity, and history are more critical than ever, "When We Ruled" offers a timely contribution. It challenges us to rethink our understanding of history and recalibrate our worldview. It encourages a sense of pride for people of the diaspora, and it's a clarion call for a more global, pan-African perspective. For anyone interested in African history, decolonizing academia, or simply broadening their historical knowledge, this book is a must-read.
Conclusion:
In summary, "When We Ruled" is a monumental work that fills a significant gap in historical literature. It's not just a book but a movement, pushing us to reconsider the stories we've been told and the histories we've been taught. While it has its limitations, its strengths far outweigh its weaknesses. It's a book that educates, empowers, and enlightens, and for that reason, it deserves a place on every diasporan's bookshelf.
September 8, 2015
Yesterday I finished reading “When We Ruled” by Robin Walker. The book was published in 2006. Walker is sometimes known as the “Black History Man.”
From Amazon: “In twenty two chapters, When We Ruled examines the nature of what we call Black history; critically surveying the often-shoddy documentation of that history. Importantly, it focuses upon African civilization in the Valley of the Nile and analyzes the key historical phases of Ancient Egypt--critical exercises for any professed scholar of African history and vital pieces of Africa's legacy ... When we Ruled is a timely and immensely important work of benefit to scholars and students alike. I am proud to add it to my library, from the Introduction--Runoko Rashidi.”
The author’s website for the book is http://www.whenweruled.com/
The book has critics, see for example, www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXk2PobhVpA
It is a long, detailed book, 729 pages. I read it off and on for about 8 months. I found myself referring to google maps as my built-in knowledge of African geography is deficient and the book’s maps are inadequate to get geographical context.
The book’s points:
• The earliest civilizations are black, especially Ethiopian/Egyptian. Early civilizations in the Indus River Valley, Mesopotamia (e.g. Sumerian), and Olmec (one of the early American civilizations) also stem from black peoples. [He never touches on China.] Yes, he claims that black African Egyptians traveled by boats and were responsible for the start of the Olmec civilization, well before the time of Christ. His analysis on Ethiopia/Egypt is persuasive. The analyses of India, Mesopotamia, and the new world are not persuasive to me as they do not conform to genetic and linguistic world historical analyses. Human race development and human global migrations don’t match well with Walker’s analyses if I understand him correctly.
• Until contact with Europeans, civilizations in parts of Africa rivaled those in Europe in size and extent. Fascinating.
• When Europeans contacted Africa by ship, the European technological advantage was decisive. This is well known and mirrors what happened when Europeans contacted the Americas. (The guns and steel are discussed in the excellent book, “Guns, Germs, and Steel.”) In the European/Americas contact, there was also the “germs.”
• Greek, Roman, and especially Arab invasions destroyed black African civilization north of the Sahara. Egypt steadily became less black. The black civilization at Carthage was destroyed by the Romans.
• While European historians from the ancient Greeks to the early phase of European exploration highlighted African civilization achievements, later European historians deliberately downplayed black African achievements, to justify European colonies and European taking of slaves. Slavery was prevalent in Africa, but exportation of slaves by Europeans was new and harmful to the black civilizations. Fascinating. Believable.
I recommend the book, but don’t expect it to be a quick or simple read.
October 25, 2008
This is one of the most poorly written books I have ever read. I bought this book for my university library at the recommendation of a book review I read in the Museum Association's Museum Journal by regular writer Felicity Heywood. She promised an authoritative chronicle of 5 million years of African civilization, and that although it was academic in its approach, the writing was accessible. Other reviews I've read claim that this well-researched book fills in all the missing history absent from Western books. Well...I was unable to read the book, I struggled through the first chapter. If this was as well researched as they claimed it was all a waste, since it is very appalling written. Maybe Robin Walker should have had somebody else write the material? In the introduction, Walker even says part of this is difficult to understand, so maybe it should be re-read. I thought ???! "Guns, Germs and Steel" deals with some very difficult concepts over a few million years, and at the end of the book you walk away not only understanding it, but completely convinced of author Jared Diamond's evidence and arguments. I think "When We Ruled" needs help with structuring sentences and editing. Reading should be a pleasure. This is such a pity. I would like to read the material, but I don't see the point in giving myself a headache in the process.
January 30, 2013
Wealth of information, excellent sources, historical facts from different sources speak for themselves, but the text needed a serious editor. Too many unnecessary grammatical errors and certain sections were positioned strangely in the text. Not a punctuation massacre, but something is wrong in a book when "Mr." is lacking a period in multiple places. The endnotes and bibliography make up for the grammatical traumas.
January 31, 2022
THIS IS A BOOK TO REMEMBER
May 7, 2020
I bought this book as a reference book for Mr Walker's amazing African History course. And you must understand that this is what it is, a reference book. It is the greatest text book, covering the entirety of African history that I have ever come across
It is extensively well referenced, extremely well structured and is written in a very concise but very entertaining way.
It is the produce of expertise, passion, high intelligence and dedication. Mr Walker is not only an academic. Many of the pictures you see in the book, he has taken
This is a Bible of African history that should guide your own understanding of your history but also to dip in and out of when relevant
Please ignore any review that gives this book less than at least 4 stars. The reasoning for their 4 stars of less are not sensical in the slightest
Buy this book and you won't regret it
From the origin of mankind to the Egyptians, Songhai, the Moors, the Assante the slave rebellions, emancipation and beyond, Mr Walker has you covered
It is extensively well referenced, extremely well structured and is written in a very concise but very entertaining way.
It is the produce of expertise, passion, high intelligence and dedication. Mr Walker is not only an academic. Many of the pictures you see in the book, he has taken
This is a Bible of African history that should guide your own understanding of your history but also to dip in and out of when relevant
Please ignore any review that gives this book less than at least 4 stars. The reasoning for their 4 stars of less are not sensical in the slightest
Buy this book and you won't regret it
From the origin of mankind to the Egyptians, Songhai, the Moors, the Assante the slave rebellions, emancipation and beyond, Mr Walker has you covered
December 10, 2012
I'm not actually reading this but another Robin Walker book about pre-slave-trade African history.
October 28, 2024
This book was great, meticulously researched and wide-ranging in scope, it just wasn't what I was looking for.
July 17, 2023
Great stuff here.
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November 26, 2017Extremely informative, packed with details if you're interested in digging deep and taking the time to really research this is a must. Robin Walker is a dedicated researcher and teacher.
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