Bøger af Basil Davidson

The Lost Cities of Africa is a non-fiction book written by Basil Davidson. The book explores the history and culture of various ancient African civilizations that have been lost to time. Davidson takes readers on a journey through the continent, uncovering the mysteries of forgotten cities and empires. He delves into the complex societies of the Nok, the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire, the Kingdom of Benin, and many more. The author provides detailed descriptions of the architecture, art, religion, and social structures of these lost cities, offering a glimpse into the rich history of Africa. The book also discusses the impact of European colonialism on these civilizations and how it led to the decline of many of these societies. Overall, The Lost Cities of Africa is a fascinating read for anyone interested in African history and culture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The "New York Review of Books" has praised Basil Davidson as "the most effective popularizer of African history and archeology outside Africa, and certainly the one best trusted in Black Africa itself." "The Lost Cities of Africa" was the first book published in Davidson's highly praised series on African culture. Combining archeological evidence and scholarly research, Davidson traces the exciting development of the rich kingdoms of the lost cities of Africa, fifteen hundred years before European ships first came to African shores.

In this lively and instructive memoir of his experience with the anti-Nazi underground in Italy and Yugoslavia during World War II, Basil Davidson throws needed light on a much-neglected part of European history. Sent to the area as a representative of the British Special Operations Executive (SOE), he is able to recount at first hand the intense determination of the revolutionary partisans, who hoped that their sacrifices would lead to a new society, and the equally determined policy of the Allies to suppress them.

Examines the slave trade in three areas of Africa: the old Congo kingdoms, the city states of the East Coast, and parts of the Guinea coast.

Combining archeological evidence and scholarly research, Davidson traces the exciting development of the rich kingdoms of the lost cities of Africa, fifteen hundred years before European ships first came to African shores.

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This book, first published in 1955, collects together accounts of some of the men and women who served as members of the remarkable S.O.E. and provides a valuable record of the types of people involved, and the work that they undertook.

'Basil Davidson's Black Star remains one of the most thoughtful and insightful views into the life and times of Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972)'.- Emmanuel Akyeampong, from the book's new Foreword

Basil Davidson's unsurpassed study of the struggle against colonial rule in Gunea-Bissau and Cape Verde

Taking the reader from the colonial era through the liberation movements to independence and beyond, Basil Davidson reviews the social and political history of Africa in the twentieth century.

This is a survey of the development and history of the societies and culture of West Africa until c. 1850. The accounts of the major empires of West Africa are set in their broad context, illuminated by the findings of cultural historians and anthropologists.