The African Experience: From 'Lucy' to Mandela

De: Kenneth P. Vickery, The Great Courses

Narrado por: Kenneth P. Vickery

The story of Africa is the oldest and most event-filled chronicle of human activity on the planet. And in these 36 lectures, you'll explore this great historical drama, tracing the story of the Sub-Saharan region of the continent from the earliest evidence of human habitation to the latest challenges facing African nations in the 21st century.

By learning with these lectures, you'll finally be able to bust myths and correct potential misunderstandings about Africa. For example, in Africa, the word "tribe" is used in a neutral way to connote ethnic identity. Another example: Sub-Saharan Africa was not as isolated as is often suggested by references to the "lost" continent; in fact, an ancient Greek sailing guide from 2,000 years ago clearly shows that the East African coast was already connected commercially with areas to the north.

The primary focus of these eye-opening lectures is Sub-Saharan Africa, the region separated from North Africa by the harsh climate of the Sahara Desert and traditionally the part of the continent that has been the most mysterious and most misunderstood by Westerners. But by traveling on this exciting learning experience (one imbued with a pervasive spirit of charm and adventure), you'll finally be able to strengthen your understanding of this beautiful, multifaceted region.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

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Excellent source and introduction

Where does The African Experience: From 'Lucy' to Mandela rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

I would rank it quite high. Well read. Enough information to give you the overview and suggested readings if you want to dig further. Nice, comprehensive overview.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No. It was nice to have time to think.

Perfect

I was looking for an overview of African history and the substance and delivery was perfect. Sad to not find any more Audibles done by the author.

A good overview of a huge topic

Enjoyable lecturer with a personable style covering a vast subject matter in a manner which retained my interest.

A journey into Africa

Wonderfully presented and rich in valid content. My only wish is that because modern political Africa is so young it would be nice to have an updated experience that ends in 2015 and not 2005. Thank you for presenting a course on my continent and please continue to do so.

I am an Afrikaner African living in South Africa and proudly South Africa...

You need to read this to understand Africa!

This is a comprehensive and very interesting read. I took it a bit at a time mostly to remember it,then to savor it. I had no idea of the scope of history or of life in Africa.
Africa, A huge continent of countries in a inhospitable region of the world eking out life, day by day, year by year, eon by eon. This is an absolute necessary read for everyone in order to understand our world today. Read it. You will be the better for it.