The African Origin of Civilization Myth or Reality

by Diop, Cheikh Anta; Cook, Mercer

• ISBN13: 9781556520723
• ISBN10: 1556520727
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1989-07-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books

Summary

Presents Dr Diop's main thesis -- that historical, archaeological and anthropological evidence supports the theory that the civilisation of ancient Egypt, the first that history records, was actually Negroid in origin. The present volume contains over fifty illustrations, many of them newly selected for this book, which further document Dr Diop's theories. The author has written a new preface and conclusion for this edition, which also includes a preface by Mercer Cook, an index, bibliography, biographical notes on the authors and authorities cited, and a glossary of archaeological terms used in the book.

Table of Contents

Translator's Preface	ix
Preface The Meaning of Our Work	xii
What Were the Egyptians?	1	(9)
Birth of the Negro Myth	10	(33)
Modern Falsification of History	43	(42)
Could Egyptian Civilization Have Originated in the Delta?	85	(15)
Could Egyptian Civilization Be of Asian Origin?	100	(29)
The Egyptian Race as Seen and Treated by Anthropologists	129	(5)
Arguments Supporting a Negro Origin	134	(22)
Arguments Opposing a Negro Origin	156	(23)
Peopling of Africa from the Nile Valley	179	(25)
Political and Social Evolution of Ancient Egypt	204	(26)
Contribution of Ethiopia-Nubia and Egypt	230	(6)
Reply to a Critic	236	(24)
Early History of Humanity: Evolution of the Black World	260	(16)
Conclusion	276	(2)
Notes	278	(19)
Notes on Archeological Terms Used in the Text	297	(3)
Brief Biographical Notes	300	(5)
Selected Bibliography	305	(8)
Index	313