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Why Africa Matters
by Mayson, CedricISBN13:
9781570758690
ISBN10:
1570758697
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Paperback
Pub. Date:
4/30/2010
Publisher(s):
Orbis Books
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Summary
"Why Africa Matters" traces the evolution of the "cradle of civilization" from the beginning of time to the time of President Barack Obama. nothing is older than Africa, but there is always something new out of Africa. Readers will appreciate Africa in a new way and see themselves and Africans as interconnected and vitally important to each other in a changing world. It does not hide the dark side. It reveals Africa as a breathtaking as well as heartbreaking continent whose longsuffering people have wonderful gifts and an indomitable spirit.
Author Biography
Cedric Mayson is the Director of the Commission on Religious Affairs for the African National Congress, Johannesburg, South Africa. A Methodist minister, he was an active participant in the religious resistance to apartheid and at one point was exiled in England. He is a popular lecturer at major conferences throughout the world.
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