Into Africa: A Journey Through The Ancient Empires

Into Africa: A Journey Through The Ancient Empires

by Marq De Villiers (Author), Sheila Hirtle (Author)

Synopsis

This is not a dense country-by-country encyclopedia but an immersion into the cultural variety of Africa, providing the reader with a layered portrait of the continent. The discoveries and experiences of the travel writing knit the book together and is flavoured by verbal snapshots, images,anecdotes, legends, tales,gossip, photographs, art and maps that lend depth and insight to the portrait.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 432
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: W&N
Published: 27 Oct 1997

ISBN 10: 0297817868
ISBN 13: 9780297817864

Author Bio
Marq de Villiers has worked as a foreign correspondent in London, Paris and Moscow. He is the author of six books on travel, exploration and history, including Into Africa: A Journey Through the Ancient Empires. He grew up in Africa and has travelled widely while researching this book, from the flood-plains of China to the deserts of Africa, from the icebergs off Newfoundland to the rainforests of Brazil. He now lives in Nova Scotia, on the eastern Canadian