A review by akira70000
African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker

3.0

Made caveats were made about how difficult it is to summarize the whole history, so maybe a very short introduction is not the right avenue. The explanations were so coarse-grained yet with examples very specific to individual, sometimes pre-modern nations, such that an unfamiliar reader (presumably the target audience) like me might not get much more out of it than a list of Wikipedia articles I have to read.

Also, some takes on transatlantic slave trade felt at least bit controversial and might need a more neutral approach.

Finally, maybe they could've commissioned *not* two white guys to write the book.