Description
This book focuses on retelling many of the important episodes in the global past (c.1500-present) from African points of view. It discusses the events and trends of global significance: the Atlantic slave system, the industrial revolution, World Wars I and II, and decolonization.
Author: Trevor R. Getz
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08/27/2013
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780813347875
ISBN10: 0813347874
BISAC Categories:
- History | Africa | General
- History | World | General
About the Author
Trevor R. Getz is a professor of African and world history at San Francisco State University. He is the author or coauthor of eight books, including Abina and the Important Men, Exchanges: A Global History Reader, Modern Imperialism and Colonialism: A Global Perspective, and African Histories: New Sources and New Techniques for Studying African Pasts.
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