{"product_id":"the-gifts-of-africa-jeff-pearce-9781633887701","title":"The Gifts of Africa: How a Continent and Its People Changed the World","description":"\u003cp\u003ePast works have reinforced misconceptions about Africa, from its oral traditions and languages to its resistance to colonial powers. Other books have treated African achievements as a parade of honorable mentions and novelties. This book is different--refreshingly different. It tells the stories behind the milestones and provides insights into how great Africans thought, and how they passed along what they learned. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvocative and entertaining, The Gifts of Africa at last gives the continent its due, and it should change the way we learn about the interactions of cultures and how we teach the history of the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Pearce\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633887707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633887701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prometheus Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 2.00d","brand":"Jeff Pearce","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046686748927,"sku":"9781633887701","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_02605206-9584-45e4-9fa1-695ac160cf67.jpg?v=1684985887","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-gifts-of-africa-jeff-pearce-9781633887701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}