Download or read book History of Africa written by Kevin Shillington and published by Bedford Books. This book was released on 1989 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now fully revised and updated, this classic text offers an illustrated and critical narrative introduction to the history of Africa from earliest times to the present. Beginning with the evolution of mankind itself, the book traces the history of Africa through the millennia of the ancient world to the centuries of medieval and modern Africa. The clear and simple language and the wealth of carefully chosen maps and photos combine to make an essential and accessible text.