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METHODS AND SOURCES FOR AFRICAN HISTORY REVISITED Writing African History. Edited by JOHN EDWARD PHILIPS. Rochester: University of Rochester Press, 2005. Pp. xii+531. $75 (ISBN 1-58046-164-6).

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2006

THOMAS SPEAR
THOMAS SPEAR
Affiliation:
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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WRITING African History pays homage to Daniel McCall's pioneering text, Africa in Time Perspective: A Discussion of Historical Reconstruction from Unwritten Sources, published at the dawn of the era of modern African history in 1964. Surprisingly, given subsequent developments in the field, there has been no comparable text since, making this volume especially welcome. But it also bears a heavy burden if it is to become the authoritative text for the next generations of students and scholars. Does it meet this difficult test?

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Review Article
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The Journal of African History , Volume 47 , Issue 2 , July 2006 , pp. 305 - 319
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© 2006 Cambridge University Press

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