This book places into perspective the role of the African in world civilization, in particular his little known contributions to the advancement of Europe. A major essay on the evolution of the Caucasoid discusses recent scientific discoveries of the African fatherhood of man and the shift towards albinism (dropping of pigmentation) by the Grimaldi African during an ice age (the Wurm Interstadial) in Europe. The debt owed to African and Arab Moors for certain inventions usually credited to the Renaissance is discussed, as well as the much earlier Afro-Egyptian influence on Greek science and philosophy. The book is divided into six parts: The First Europeans: African Presence in the Ancient Mediterranean Isles and Mainland Greece; Africans in the European Religious Hierarchy (madonnas, saints and popes); African Presence in Western Europe; African Presence in Northern Europe; African Presence in Eastern Europe.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Transaction Publishers
ISBN-10
0887386644
ISBN-13
9780887386640
eBay Product ID (ePID)
779712
Product Key Features
Author
Ivan Van Sertima
Publication Name
African Presence in Early Europe
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
Journal of African Civilizations Ser.
Publication Year
1986
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
345 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
19 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
No. 7
Lc Classification Number
Dt14.J68
Copyright Date
1985
Target Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Topic
Africa / General, Europe / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies