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Foundations of an African Civilisation: Aksum and the northern Horn, 1000 BC - AD 1300
David W. Phillipson
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Paperback. A single coherent narrative of Aksumite civilisation revealing the roots of medieval Christian Ethiopia. Series: Eastern Africa Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, 52 black & white illustrations, 35 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1HFGA; 3H; HBJH; HBLC; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 143 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
A single coherent narrative of Aksumite civilisation revealing the roots of medieval Christian Ethiopia. This well-illustrated book provides an up-to-date survey of a key period in the history of northern Ethiopia and south-central Eritrea. It is accessible to the general reader, but its comprehensive references and guidance to controversies and research needs will render it invaluable to specialists and students. It considers how the region's literate communities arose and flourished during the last millennium BC, giving rise to the Aksumite civilisation whose achievements and intercontinental significance are increasingly recognised, and which formed an integral but often neglected component of ... Read more
A single coherent narrative of Aksumite civilisation revealing the roots of medieval Christian Ethiopia. This well-illustrated book provides an up-to-date survey of a key period in the history of northern Ethiopia and south-central Eritrea. It is accessible to the general reader, but its comprehensive references and guidance to controversies and research needs will render it invaluable to specialists and students. It considers how the region's literate communities arose and flourished during the last millennium BC, giving rise to the Aksumite civilisation whose achievements and intercontinental significance are increasingly recognised, and which formed an integral but often neglected component of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847010889
SKU
V9781847010889
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for Foundations of an African Civilisation: Aksum and the northern Horn, 1000 BC - AD 1300
A useful working tool for scholars, a complete and updated textbook for students and a readable and informative account for those who wish to be introduced to the past of these regions.
AETHIOPICA
This authoritative and challenging book is essential for experts of Ethiopian and Eritrean archaeology and history, but it is also an accessible and engaging read ... Read more
AETHIOPICA
This authoritative and challenging book is essential for experts of Ethiopian and Eritrean archaeology and history, but it is also an accessible and engaging read ... Read more