Not Out Of Africa: How "Afrocentrism" Became An Excuse To Teach Myth As History (New Republic Book)
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 046509838X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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She has also added supplementary notes, a bibliography with suggestions for further reading, and a glossary of names.. Not Out of Africa has sparked widespread debate over the teaching of revisionist history in schools and colleges. Not Out of Africa is an important book that protects and argues for the necessity of historical truths and standards in cultural education.For this new paperback edition, Mary Lefkowitz has written an epilogue in which she responds to her critics and offers topics for further discussion. Was Socrates black? Did Aristotle steal his ideas from the library in Alexandria? Do we owe the underlying tenets of our democratic civilizaiton to the Africans? Mary Lefkowitz explains why politically motivated histories of the ancient world are bei
Lefkowitz argues that the Greeks' African heritage touted by Senegalese scholar Cheikh Anta Diop is based upon a single dubious source and that Egyptians never considered themselves black Africans, in fact, that they consciously disassociated themselves from blacks. . She argues that the legacy of these two cultures remains so rich even foes of European civilization want to claim that legacy for themselves. Wellesley classics professor Mary Lefkowitz takes aim at the basic claims of leading proponents of Afro-centrism, in this expansion of her New Republic article exposing flaws in the argument that black Africans were responsible for
"excellent book" according to A Customer. This well written book daringly attempts to stop revisionist history that is now being promulgated across campuses in the name of multiculturalism.. Lefkowitz Walks a Fine Line Martin Asiner Think of multiculturalism as the macroscopic view. Now think of Afrocentrism as the microscopic view. Both look at how minorities function and how society links them to a dominant culture. In NOT OUT OF AFRICA, Mary Lefkowitz suggests that neither by itself is bad. In fact, she readily admits to be a strong supporter of both. Where she draws the line, however, is how the former in general and the latter in particular have been twisted to accomodate a political view that is excessively left in inten. "There Goes The Neighborhood" according to C. Freeman. Alright, I'll admit up front, it wasn't easy reading Lefkowitz' book, especially after having read both volumes of J.A. Rogers 'World's Great Men Of Color' as a teenager (I'm There Goes The Neighborhood C. Freeman Alright, I'll admit up front, it wasn't easy reading Lefkowitz' book, especially after having read both volumes of J.A. Rogers 'World's Great Men Of Color' as a teenager (I'm 46 now) and finding both those books fascinating. It wasn't easy having one's firmly established beliefs methodically deconstructed after having lived with them for more than 30 years. Being human, part of me WANTED to believe the claims laid down in Rogers books, but I've come to realize that the danger for self-deception is . 6 now) and finding both those books fascinating. It wasn't easy having one's firmly established beliefs methodically deconstructed after having lived with them for more than There Goes The Neighborhood Alright, I'll admit up front, it wasn't easy reading Lefkowitz' book, especially after having read both volumes of J.A. Rogers 'World's Great Men Of Color' as a teenager (I'm There Goes The Neighborhood C. Freeman Alright, I'll admit up front, it wasn't easy reading Lefkowitz' book, especially after having read both volumes of J.A. Rogers 'World's Great Men Of Color' as a teenager (I'm 46 now) and finding both those books fascinating. It wasn't easy having one's firmly established beliefs methodically deconstructed after having lived with them for more than 30 years. Being human, part of me WANTED to believe the claims laid down in Rogers books, but I've come to realize that the danger for self-deception is . 6 now) and finding both those books fascinating. It wasn't easy having one's firmly established beliefs methodically deconstructed after having lived with them for more than 30 years. Being human, part of me WANTED to believe the claims laid down in Rogers books, but I've come to realize that the danger for self-deception is . 0 years. Being human, part of me WANTED to believe the claims laid down in Rogers books, but I've come to realize that the danger for self-deception is