Description
Author: John Reader
Publisher: Vintage Books
Place: New York
Year: 1999
Edition: First Vintage Books edition, third printing
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 801 numbered pages
ISBN: 067973869X
Condition: Near Fine. Clean, bright paperback with minimal signs of handling. No ownership name or inscription. Photographs show the actual copy.
Description
In Africa: A Biography of the Continent, John Reader explores the continent across an extraordinary span of time. Moving through geology, human origins, environments, cultures, and history, he brings together natural and human stories in a broad, readable survey illustrated with his own photographs.
This copy was acquired from the estate of Thomas Doane Perry III, an anthropologist and African studies educator. It is unmarked by Perry; the estate source connects it to his library.
Why we love this book
Reader’s wide view rewards readers who want to understand Africa through more than a single period or subject. It is a fitting title from the library of an African studies educator.