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The Black Image in Antiquity: Beautiful, royal and divine

£29.99

This book contains 202 of Runoko’s best photographs mainly from museums in Egypt, Europe and America. 118 of the pictures depict the African essence of great Egyptian art from the early dynasties of Kmt down to Roman times. Also included are pictures of Black people in Western Asia and in China; black Buddhas in Vietnam and Thailand; images of Black people in Europe and in Crete and among the Etruscans and Romans; and images of the famous Olmec heads in Mexico. This is a book to treasure, a perfect companion to Runoko’s other works.

 

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Runoko Rashidi was the one of the foremost scholars in the field of research into the history of Black communities all over the world. He was not the kind of academic who sits in an ivory tower studying manuscripts. In fact, he met with Black communities in over 100 countries, visited countless museums and historical sites, and gave thousands of lectures. He has taken beautiful photographs, some of which feature in his other books published by Books of Africa, Black Star, African Star over Asia, Uncovering the African Past and his book for children, Assata-Garvey and Me.

This book contains 202 of Runoko’s best photographs mainly from museums in Egypt, Europe and America. 118 of the pictures depict the African essence of great Egyptian art from the early dynasties of Kmt to Roman times. Also included are pictures of Black people in Western Asia and in China; black Buddhas in Vietnam and Thailand; images of Black people in Europe in Crete and among the Etruscans and Romans; and images of the famous Olmec heads in Mexico.

This is a book to treasure and a perfect companion to Runoko Rashidi’s other works.

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About the Author

Runoko Rashidi was a leading historian of Africa and African peoples and their decendants worldwide. He is the author of several books published by Books of Africa. Runoko lived in the USA and France and sadly passed on to join the ancestors in 2021. He is best know as a leading historian in the Afrocentric tradition and was an early supporter and assistant to the work of Ivan van Sertima with a special interest in early contact between Africa, Asia and the Americas. He travelled widely and took many photographs to illustrate his books and lectures.

Bibliographic Data

Published: January 2020
Price: £29.99
ISBN: 978-0-9935036-8-9
Binding: Paperback with french flaps
Extent: 224 pages
Size: 245mm height,187mm width, 14mm spine
Illustration: 202 colour photos

Market

Africa. History. African Diaspora.

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