Author

Contributions

  • Moore, David Chioni. - Contributor

Publication

2001 - Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina

Language

English

Word Count

137,500 words, Guess

Page Count

550 pages

Identifiers

and 8 more
  • ISBN-139780822327172
  • LibraryThing928219
  • Goodreads5062939', '654023
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001023173
  • OCLC Control Number45917196
  • Better World Books9780822327066
  • Better World Books9780822327172
  • Open LibraryOL3942929M

Classifications

  • DDC938
  • LCCDF78 .B3984 2001
  • LCCDF78.B3984 2001

Description

The author responds to the debate set off by the 1987 publication of his book: Black Athena. Producing a shock wave of reaction from scholars, Black Athena argued that the development of Greek civilization was heavily influenced by Afroasiatic civilizations. Moreover, Bernal asserted that this knowledge had been deliberately obscured by the rampant racism of nineteenth-century Europeans who could not abide the notion that Greek society--for centuries recognized as the originating culture of Europe--had its origins in Africa and Southwest Asia.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Black Athena writes back: Martin Bernal responds to his criticsDuke University Press2001-01-01

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