Lecture 3. Africa and the Ancient Mediterranean

Published: Aug. 11, 2014, 2:29 p.m.

b'Bernal\\u2019s critique of Eurocentric history as a racist project of social exclusion. The Eastern Mediterranean distorted by regional specialization. The urban revolution seen in wider comparative perspective. Jack Goody\\u2019s application of Childe to Africa is rooted in production and population.\\nMartin Bernal Black Athena: The Afro-asiatic roots of classical civilization (1987) \\nhttp://thememorybank.co.uk/2012/01/10/jack-goodys-vision-of-history-and-african-development-today/'