The Lost Cities of Africa
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The original 1937 edition, meticulously preserved. This edition moves beyond the sterile, mass-market reproductions often found today to bring you a premium Collector’s Facsimile. Every page maintains the historical pagination and aesthetic of the source text, paired with a bespoke cover design unique to this imprint.
The Lost Cities of Africa is Basil Davidson’s pioneering survey of sub-Saharan Africa’s deep past, synthesizing archaeological, linguistic, and oral-historical evidence to challenge the old belief that Africa lacked history. Tracing developments from early Saharan societies and the Nubian kingdom of Kush to the medieval polities of Ghana, Mali, Songhay, and the stone-built civilizations of East and Southern Africa, Davidson presents a continent shaped by migration, technological innovation—especially ironworking—and complex urban and commercial networks. The book argues for Africa’s long-standing traditions of statecraft, artistry, and intellectual life, and shows how these societies evolved within their own environmental and cultural contexts rather than as derivative reflections of Egypt or the Mediterranean world.
