Africa by John Reader

Africa by John Reader

In 1978, paleontologists in East Africa discovered the earliest evidence of our divergence from the apes: three pre-human footprints, striding away from a volcano, were preserved in the petrified surface of a mudpan over three million years ago. Out of Africa, the world's most ancient and stable landmass, Homo sapiens dispersed across the globe.  And yet the continent that gave birth to human history has long been woefully misunderstood and mistreated by the rest of the world.

In a book as splendid in its wealth of information as it is breathtaking in scope, British writer and photojournalist John Reader brings to light Africa's geology and evolution, the majestic array of its landforms and environments, the rich diversity of its peoples and their ways of life, the devastating legacies of slavery and colonialism as well as recent political troubles and triumphs. Written in simple, elegant prose and illustrated with Reader's own photographs, Africa: A Biography of the Continent is an unforgettable book that will delight the general reader and expert alike.

John Reader is a photojournalist and a writer. He was born in London in 1937 and spent many years living and traveling in Africa. He presently holds an Honorary Research Fellowship at University College London's Department of Anthropology.

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ISBN 13	9780679738695
ISBN 10	067973869X
Title	Africa
Author	John Reader
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1999-09-07
Number of pages	816
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