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The roots of our ancestry lie in Africa. John Reader's brilliant, panoramic survey traces the development of this huge continent from its earliest geological formation and the beginnings of life, through to the civil war and genocide that mark it today. He explores the complex, widely differing societies from the great inland estuaries of the Niger and the Okavango, to the rain forests of the Equator and the deserts of the North, the devastating impact of European exploitation on those societies and the recent emergence of independent nations. Challenging many widely held misconceptions, his illuminating account will change the way many people think about Africa.

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Customer Review: 14 January 2009

Reviewer: Robin Clark

'The book is brilliant. Please ask Mr. Reader do now do a follow up. Recent developements in Africa have changed the situation again. His remarks in the book that the old style of African democracy before the European introduction of a 2 party system and a ballot box suited Africa much better deserves much more publicity. Africa population is very diverse and developments such as the last Kenya election, the problems in Sudan, DRC, etc., etc, require a much more African well thought out approach. Please get MR Reader going again.'

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