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    <body><![CDATA[I must give homage here to this book and this author. More than any other individual, Basil Davidson set me on a course to more deeply understanding not only Africa, but what Africa meant to me as a white North American concerned about justice. I have no doubt that a lot of research has been done si...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41055010">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent general introduction to the subject although I personally think he reads too much sometimes into the sparse evidence.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Okay, so I only rated this 3 stars, but I've really just begun reading it so that could easily go up or down. So far, there is a lot of information (it is a big continent so that isn't surprising) and I'm having a hard time following it. I'm certainly not a student of history, although I've always e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7740566">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[With this book Basil Davidson basically became the first western historian to challenge all that bullshit about Africa being &quot;savage&quot; or &quot;uncivilized&quot; before the arrival of Europeans. A seminal work for anyone interested in history, and especially for one who focuses a good deal ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5772238">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[One of the first books I bought as an adult.  I read about five pages and haven't read any more.  It goes along with my Malcolm X, Eldridge Cleaver phase.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good startingpoint with an excellent bibliography.]]></body>
    
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