{"product_id":"writing-african-history-9781580462563","title":"Writing African History","description":"\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive evaluation of how to read African history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting African History\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential work for anyone who wants to write, or even seriously read, African history. It will replace Daniel McCall's classic \u003ci\u003eAfrica in Time Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e as the introduction to African history for the next generation and as a reference for professional historians, interested readers, and anyone who wants to understand how African history is written. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAfrica in Time Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e was written in the 1960s, when African history was a new field of research. This new book reflects the development of African history since then. It opens with a comprehensive introduction by Daniel McCall, followed by a chapter by the editor explainingwhat African history is [and is not] in the context of historical theory and the development of historical narrative, the humanities, and social sciences. The first half of the book focuses on sources of historical data while thesecond half examines different perspectives on history. The editor's final chapter explains how to combine various sorts of evidence into a coherent account of African history. \u003ci\u003eWriting African History\u003c\/i\u003e will become the most important guide to African history for the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Contributors: Bala Achi, Isaac Olawale Albert, Diedre L. Badéjo, Dorothea Bedigian, Barbara M. Cooper, Henry John Drewal, Christopher Ehret, Toyin Falola, David Henige, Joseph E. Holloway, John Hunwick, S. O. Y. Keita, William G. Martin, Daniel McCall, Susan Keech McIntosh, Donatien Dibwe Dia Mwembu, Kathleen Sheldon, John Thornton, and Masao Yoshida.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  John Edwards Philips is professor of international society, Hirosaki University, and author of \u003ci\u003eSpurious Arabic: Hausa and Colonial Nigeria\u003c\/i\u003e [Madison, University of Wisconsin African Studies Center, 2000].","brand":"John Edward Philips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280467865851,"sku":"9781580462563","price":64.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781580462563_195abf66-1557-4045-8e68-9b6f59680b55.jpg?v=1772485050","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/writing-african-history-9781580462563","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}