Black Athena by Martin Bernal
A challenge to the whole basis of thinking on the subject of classical civilization. The author argues that it has its roots in Afroasiatic cultures, and that these influences have been systematically ignored, suppressed or denied since the 18th century.
His account is as gripping a tale of scholarly detection and discovery as one could hope to find -- Margaret Drabble * Observer *
Bernal makes an exotic interloper in Classical studiesHe comes to them with two outstanding gifts: a remarkable flair for the sociology – perhaps one should say politics – of knowledge, and a formidable linguistic proficiency… The ‘fabrication’ of Ancient Greece…will never pass as a natural identity again * Guardian *
The value of the book lies in his massive and meticulous demonstration of how scholarly views of the past are moulded (and repeatedly modified) by the changing political environment in which scholars pass their lives... Black Athena is certainly a stimulus to thought * London Review of Books *
Has the virtues of force, clarity, wealth of ideas and a voracious intellectual curiosity * Times Higher Educational Supplement *
A swashbuckling foray into the very heart of racist, Eurocentric historiography... Already one can hear the knives being sharpened against Bernal * City Limits *
Bernal makes an exotic interloper in Classical studiesHe comes to them with two outstanding gifts: a remarkable flair for the sociology – perhaps one should say politics – of knowledge, and a formidable linguistic proficiency… The ‘fabrication’ of Ancient Greece…will never pass as a natural identity again * Guardian *
The value of the book lies in his massive and meticulous demonstration of how scholarly views of the past are moulded (and repeatedly modified) by the changing political environment in which scholars pass their lives... Black Athena is certainly a stimulus to thought * London Review of Books *
Has the virtues of force, clarity, wealth of ideas and a voracious intellectual curiosity * Times Higher Educational Supplement *
A swashbuckling foray into the very heart of racist, Eurocentric historiography... Already one can hear the knives being sharpened against Bernal * City Limits *
Martin Bernal is Professor Emeritus of Government Studies at Cornell University, specialising in ancient African civilisations and origins of Western civilisations. He was educated at Darrington and King’s College, Cambridge, where he was a research fellow and tutor. He has published widely on modern Chinese history.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099887805 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099887800 |
| Title | Black Athena |
| Author | Martin Bernal |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1991-11-21 |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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