Africa, the most unknown continent whose culture and history remain largely unexplored. And not only that, but what we know, we know it from the perspective of European or "Western" point of view. Today things are changing. More and more researchers are "rediscovering" Africa. 

Basil Davidson is one of those who tried to present us with an Africa with African measures and standards. He gives us a wonderful and comprehensive picture of the history of this continent from prehistoric times to the recent past. He overturns many false and xenophobic views about Africans and reveals to us its unexpectedly huge cultural wealth, so that Africa could be considered - not unjustly - the cradle of mankind. The book is a unique handbook in international bibliography and is used in many universities worldwide.