Not Out Of Africa: How ""Afrocentrism"" Became An Excuse To Teach Myth As HistoryBasic Books, 1996 M01 25 - 240 pages Not Out of Africa has sparked widespread debate over the teaching of revisionist history in schools and colleges. Was Socrates black? Did Aristotle steal his ideas from the library in Alexandria? Do we owe the underlying tenets of our democratic civilizaiton to the Africans? Mary Lefkowitz explains why politically motivated histories of the ancient world are being written and shows how Afrocentrist claims blatantly contradict the historical evidence. Not Out of Africa is an important book that protects and argues for the necessity of historical truths and standards in cultural education.For this new paperback edition, Mary Lefkowitz has written an epilogue in which she responds to her critics and offers topics for further discussion. She has also added supplementary notes, a bibliography with suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of names. |
Contents
one Introduction | 1 |
two Myths of African Origins | 12 |
three Ancient Myths of Cultural Dependency | 53 |
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