https://www.americanheritage.com/ en https://www.americanheritage.com/node/132494 <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Africa: A History</span> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"> <a title="View user profile." href="/users/alvin-m-josephy-jr" lang="" about="/users/alvin-m-josephy-jr">Alvin M. Josephy Jr.</a></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Wed, 01/18/2017 - 05:49</span> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><p>Through the ages, great civilizations rose and fell in what was once called "darkest" Africa, leaving behind mysterious fortresses and splendid art. Christianity and Islam battled age-old beliefs - and each other. Traders on camels were followed by explorers in caravels and by a plague of invaders, hungry for ivory and diamonds and the "black gold" of slavery. In just the last half century, independence has swept away the old maps and colonial ways to jar the balance of the world.<br /> Here is Africa's story.</p> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-authors field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-user clearfix"> <ul class='links field__items'> <li> <a title="View user profile." href="/users/alvin-m-josephy-jr" lang="" about="/users/alvin-m-josephy-jr">Alvin M. Josephy Jr.</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-cover field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2017-01/cover.jpg" width="580" height="874" alt="" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-isbn-or-id field--type-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">ID</div> <div class="field__item">B01LNALKRW</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-book-pages field--type-integer field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Pages</div> <div class="field__item">368</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-subject-area field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix"> <ul class='links field__items'> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/36282" hreflang="en">World History</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-format field--type-list-string field--label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field__label">Format</div> <div class="field__item">EBook</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-books-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-inline field--entity-reference-target-type-taxonomy-term clearfix"> <h3 class="field__label inline">Keywords</h3> <ul class='links field__items'> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/36320" hreflang="en">African History</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/36321" hreflang="en">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/taxonomy/term/36322" hreflang="en">World History</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-url-link-to-amazon-page field--type-link field--label-hidden field__item"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=american0bc-%2020&amp;keywords=B01LNALKRW&amp;index=aps&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=xm2&amp;linkId=23084b3c1342d5244aa8536f9ebbb18e">https://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=as_li_qf_sp_sr_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=american0…</a></div> Wed, 18 Jan 2017 10:49:37 +0000 Alvin M. Josephy Jr. 132494 at https://www.americanheritage.com