Basil Davidson
The African Genius, presents the ideas, social systems, religions, moral values, arts, and metaphysics of a range of African peoples. Basil Davidson points toward the Africa that might emerge from an ancient civilization that was overlaid and battered by colonialism, then torn apart by the upheaval of colonialismâ€™s dismantlement. Davidson disputes the notion that Africa gained under colonialism by entering the modern world. He sees, instead, an ancient order replaced by modern dysfunction. Davidsonâ€™s depiction of the sophisticated â€œnative geniusâ€ that has carried Africans through centuries of change is vital to an understanding of modern Africa as well.
Cultural,Africa,History,Nonfiction
The African Genius