A review by adamrshields
African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker, Richard Rathbone

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Book Review: African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker and Richard Rathbone - not much history in the book. The focus is on the academic study of African history, not the actual history of Africa. If I were interested in the academic study of Africa, then this is a good book. This is a fairly common problem in the Very Short Introduction series from the volumes I have read. The Very Short Introduction to the bible did the same thing. It talked about the study of the bible, not the content of the bible.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/african-history/