Africa: A Biography of the Continent

by JohnReader (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.47

  We all originate from Africa, and though we have colonized the world, our most ancient relationship is with that continent and with the varied and constantly changing challenges it offers to human occupation. In this, his masterpiece, Reader tells the story of the rise and fall of remarkable civilizations, examining the changing patterns of life over many millenia, the devastating impact of European exploitation and the regent emergence of independent nations. This richly informative and beautifully illustrated book conveys the staggering diversity of human experience in the continent - from the deserts of the North to the rain forests of the Equator and the high veld of the South.

• New

  Paperback
  1998

  $19.35

  Drawing on many years of African experience, John Reader has written a book of startling grandeur and scope that recreates the great panorama of African history, from the primeval cataclysms that formed the continent to the political upheavals facing much of the continent today. Reader tells the extraordinary story of humankind's adaptation to the ferocious obstacles of forest, river and desert, and to the threat of debilitating parasites, bacteria and viruses unmatched elsewhere in the world. He also shows how the world's richest assortment of animals and plants has helped - or hindered - human progress in Africa.