Civilization or Barbarism

Cheikh Anta Diop

1981518 pages

Translated by Yaa-Lengi Meema Ngemi Represents the late Senegalese scholar's final contribution to rethinking African and world history from an Afrocentric perspective.

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Acknowledgments List of Figures Foreword Introduction Part One: Paleontological Approach Chapter One: Prehistory: Race and History—Origin of Humanity and Racial Differentiation Chapter Two: Critical Review of the Most Recent Theses on the Origin of Humanity Chapter Three: The Myth of Atlantis Restored to Historical Science through Radiocarbon Analysis Chapter Four: Latest Discoveries on the Origin of Egyptian Civilization Part Two: Laws Governing the Evolution of Societies: Motor of History in Societies of AMP and the Greek City-State Chapter Five: Clanic and Tribal Organization Chapter Six: Structure of Kinship at the Clanic and Tribal Stage Chapter Seven: Race and Social Classes Chapter Eight: Birth of the Different Types of States Chapter Nine: Revolutions in History: Causes and Conditions for Success and Failure Chapter Ten: The Different Revolutions in History Chapter Eleven: Revolution in the Greek City-States: Comparison with AMP States Chapter Twelve: Characteristics of Political and Social African Structures and Their Effect on Historical Movement Chapter Thirteen: Critical Review of the Latest Theses on the AMP Part Three: Cultural Identity Chapter Fourteen: How to Define Cultural Identity?Chapter Fifteen: Toward a Method for an Approach to Intercultural Relations Part Four: Africa’s Contribution to Humanity in Sciences and in Philosophy Chapter Sixteen: Africa’s Contribution: Sciences Chapter Seventeen: Does an African Philosophy Exist?Chapter Eighteen: Greek Vocabulary of Black-African Origin Notes Bibliography Index Footnotes Chapter 17