African Historiographies: What History for Which Africa?

by B. Jewsiewicki (Editor), David Newbury (Editor)

The history of Black Africa provides a striking example of how knowledge of the past affects our understanding of the present. The study of African history has largely been conducted by Western scholars or African scholars trained in the West. In recent years, however, the lack of an indegenous historiography has been to some extent corrected. This collection of essays lays the groundwork for ′decolonization′ of the history of Black Africa.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985