Lecture 3. Africa and the Ancient Mediterranean
Aug 11, 2014•52 min
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Episode description
Bernal’s critique of Eurocentric history as a racist project of social exclusion. The Eastern Mediterranean distorted by regional specialization. The urban revolution seen in wider comparative perspective. Jack Goody’s application of Childe to Africa is rooted in production and population.
Martin Bernal Black Athena: The Afro-asiatic roots of classical civilization (1987)
http://thememorybank.co.uk/2012/01/10/jack-goodys-vision-of-history-and-african-development-today/
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