More than 175 years of true crimes culled from the city's police blotter; told through startling; rarely seen images and insightful text by two NYPD officers and a NYC crime reporter.
#883407 in Books Basil Risbridger Davidson 1987 1988-11-28Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.50 x .98 x 5.50l; 1.09 #File Name: 0316174319366 pagesISBN13: 9780316174312Condition: NewNotes: BRAND NEW FROM PUBLISHER! 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. Tracking provided on most orders. Buy with Confidence! Millions of books sold!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Interesting SummaryBy Karen SaumThis is a good review of African history by the scholar who to my mind brought notice to the European world that Africa actually had a history. When I was a graduate student of history in the '60s; Africa apparently did not. The standard texts of the time (Langer's "Encyclopedia of World History" and "The Times Atlas of World History") have no sections on the era of the great African empires. Davidson's later work (e.g.; "West Africa before the Colonial Era") gives a better idea of the greatness of Mali; Songhai and Kongo; the states of the west African Sahel.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Book!By Vicky in NebraskaIf you're looking for a book to help you know how wonderful the continent of Africa was in pre-colonial times; this is a must read. Helps to dispel some of the negative stereotypes people have about the continent; that came as a result of Europeans colonizing the continent and basically messing it up.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Such an interesting book. Learning about some of the ...By NickSuch an interesting book. Learning about some of the formative principles of humankind and major civilization really struck a chord with me when I had to read this in one night for a paper in 2011.
