Intellectual Life and Legacy of Timbuktu Reklaw Education Lecture Series Book 1 eBook Robin Walker
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The city of Timbuktu has an important place in the history of the African people. The city existed as part of the story of the three great West African empires Ancient Ghana, Medieval Mali and the Songhai Empire. Timbuktu's intellectual tradition is well known and widely praised.
However, all of the important Black scholars have claimed that its intellectual heritage was destroyed in the sixteenth century by Arab and European invaders entering from Morocco. For example, Professor Chancellor Williams, in The Destruction of Black Civilization (US, Third World Press, 1987, p.207), claimed that ‘In the Muslim destruction of the Songhay empire, the main centres of learning with all of their precious libraries and original manuscripts were destroyed first.’
He was not alone in this view. Professor Cheikh Anta Diop, in Precolonial Black Africa (US, Lawrence Hill Books, 1987, p.182), advances almost the same theory. He laments on the loss of ‘the judicial and administrative archives assistants of cadis [i.e. judges] kept minutes of the sessions. But tons of documents have disappeared.’
The ideas of Williams and Diop have influenced an entire generation of Black scholars into believing that West Africa’s intellectual heritage was mostly destroyed after the 1591 Arab and European invasion.
This lecture essay, Intellectual Life and Legacy of Timbuktu, was written to disprove this idea. The West African intellectual heritage still exists and the literature is still held by Black families and institutions who have passed on this literature from generation to generation as family heirlooms.
This inspiring lecture essay gives an account of this amazing intellectual legacy. There is a map and five illustrations.
Intellectual Life and Legacy of Timbuktu Reklaw Education Lecture Series Book 1 eBook Robin Walker
I live in Africa and knew the name of the city Timbuktu but had no idea about it's rich history as a centre of learning nor did I have any clue that it was 5 x larger than London during Medieval times. Thank you Robin Walker for making Africa's history accessible and for busting the myth that nothing came out of Africa. Walker makes it clear that this utterly misguided notion (downright lie) was spread to justify colonial plunder and he brings us the real history of the place we can all call 'home' - Africa. Well written and easy to read and digest.Product details
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Intellectual Life and Legacy of Timbuktu Reklaw Education Lecture Series Book 1 eBook Robin Walker Reviews
A fist rate piece of crap. if you want to learn history,check out Dr. Ben,Dr Clarke,Professor Van Sertima, or Diop.
This is another one of those super short books that really had nothing new in it. If I knew that I wouldn't have bought it probably.
This book introduce the reader to medieval Africa, in particular the great city of Timbuktu. The author also gives many references about the subject.
A must read book if you are interested in learning about ancient Africa
This had some important information that I had not seen before.
A great read
While a little short can't complain about the price. But a good start if you want to learn about Timbuktu literature. Like I said quick short information.
I live in Africa and knew the name of the city Timbuktu but had no idea about it's rich history as a centre of learning nor did I have any clue that it was 5 x larger than London during Medieval times. Thank you Robin Walker for making Africa's history accessible and for busting the myth that nothing came out of Africa. Walker makes it clear that this utterly misguided notion (downright lie) was spread to justify colonial plunder and he brings us the real history of the place we can all call 'home' - Africa. Well written and easy to read and digest.
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