In An African Classical Age, Christopher Ehret brings to light 1,400 years of social and economic transformation across Africa from Uganda and Kenya in the nort

This book gives serious play to ancient history right across the African continent and it ties these eras into the currents of wider world history. Chris Ehret

Western literature has become more influential in Africa since the independence of many of that continent's countries in the early 1960s. In particular, Greek t

This book is about history and the practical power of language to reveal historical change. Christopher Ehret offers a methodological guide to applying language

In a radically new account of the importance of early Africa in global history, Gomez traces how Islam's growth in West Africa, along with intensifying commerce