IN THE REALMS OF GOLD by Roland Oliver ( 9780714644059 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

IN THE REALMS OF GOLD
PIONEERING IN AFRICAN HISTORY

By:

Roland Oliver

Format:

Paperback

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£44.99

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ISBN 10:

0714644056

ISBN 13:

9780714644059

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 November, 1997

Pages:

440

Description:

This title reveals Oliver's efforts from the 1940s to the 1980s to train and foster African graduate students to teach in African universities; his role in bringing together the work of historians and archaeologists from Europe and Africa; his encounters with Africans; and the political and economic upheavals of Africa he encountered.

Synopsis:

The core of the book is Oliver's account of his research travels throughout tropical Africa from the 1940s to the 1980s; his efforts to train and foster African graduate students to teach in African universities; his role in establishing conferences and journals to bring together the work of historians and archaeologists from Europe and Africa; his encounters with political and religious leaders, scholars, soldiers, and storytellers; and the political and economic upheavals of the continent that he witnessed.

Illustrations:

1, black & white illustrations

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Imprint:

Frank Cass Publishers

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A SHORT HISTORY OF AFRICA (PB)

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