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Not out of Africa: How ''Afrocentrism'' Became An Excuse to Teach Myth as History (A New Republic book)

By Mary Lefkowitz

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books
Year
1997
ISBN
046509838X, 9780465098385, 0465098371, 9780465098378
LCC
DT14
Google Books ID
989611aIc4oC
Open Library ID
OL22637517M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1490498 bytes)
Pages
320\0
Topic
History
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-03-09 12:00:00
Исторические дисциплины;Всемирная история;История

Description

Not Out of Africa has sparked widespread debate over the teaching of revisionist history in schools and colleges. Was Socrates black? Did Aristotle steal his ideas from the library in Alexandria? Do we owe the underlying tenets of our democratic civilizaiton to the Africans? Mary Lefkowitz explains why politically motivated histories of the ancient world are being written and shows how Afrocentrist claims blatantly contradict the historical evidence. Not Out of Africa is an important book that protects and argues for the necessity of historical truths and standards in cultural education.For this new paperback edition, Mary Lefkowitz has written an epilogue in which she responds to her critics and offers topics for further discussion. She has also added supplementary notes, a bibliography with suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of names.

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