Black Star the African Presence in Early Europe

Black Star: the African Presence in Early Europe

History

Runoko Rashidi

Europe

Books of Africa Ltd

Hanibal [1697- 1761] was probably the most outstanding African  in Europe in the 18th Century, his rags to riches life, and the fact that he was the great grandfather of Russia's greatest writer,  Alexander Pushkin, makes him of even greater interest.  Now finally appearing in English, this was the book, based on original research, which proved fairly conclusively that Hanibal (sometimes spelt Gannibal in English) was born in Logone-Birni, in present day Cameroon rather than, as was supposed, in Ethiopia.  This book recounts his life story: he was taken as a slave to Istanbul and then to Russia at the age of 8. Tsar Peter the Great and adopted educated him. He was sent to study mathematics and military engineering in France, where he joined the French army fighting against Spain and was promoted to the rank of captain. Back in Russia: he was promoted but was briefly exiled to Siberia where he designed fortresses on the frontier. His first marriage was a disaster but he went on to marry a Swedish aristocrat with whom he had seven children, one of whom, Osip, was to be the grandfather of Pushkin. There were moments in his life when he suffered for being black, yet he ended his life as a pillar of the Russian aristocracy, even owning serfs.  Hanibal's contribution to the technical advancement of the Russian army was huge. He was commander-in-chief, director of fortifications and head of the engineering corps. In 1725-26 he published an important text book on geometry and fortification for engineering students and he introduced the study of civil engineering into the Russian schools of military engineering.

Abraham Hanibal

Biographies & Memoirs

DIEUDONNE, GNAMMANKOU

Historical

Lessons From The Life of a Salesman

Self-Help

Theodrore, John

Motivational

From the back cover:What is the origin of the many Black populations in Asia? What are their links to Africa in prehistoric times? And in recent times? Has history been distorted by other dominant populations?This is an immense subject which Runoko Rashidi investigates diligently. He pays tribute to a number of earlier scholars and includes selected texts from their work. This book is well written and comprehensive with many very interesting illustrations.

African Star over Asia: The Black Presence in the East

Professionals & Academics

Yoruba Love Stories

Olabode Ogunlana

Romance

Uncovering the African Past

Africa

Didier Drogba

Sports & Outdoors

Bao, Gabin

Biographies

My Hair Grows Like a Tree

Unknown, Author

In this book, Runoko tells his daughter, Assata-Garvey, all about the African diaspora. The book is divided into sections on Asia, Europe, Australia, the Pacific islands and the Americas. Runoko has taken thousands of good photographs on his frequent travels: 25 of them, of which several in colour, illustrate this book. There are also two maps.

Assata-Garvey and Me

Runoko Rashidi is the foremost living scholar in the field of research into Black communities all over the world. He is not the kind of academic who sits in an ivory tower studying manuscripts. In fact, he has met with Black communities in over 100 countries and visited countless museums and historical sites and given thousands of lectures. He has taken beautiful photographs, some of which feature in his other books published by Books of Africa, Black Star, African Star over Asia, Uncovering the African Past and his book for children, Assata-Garvey and Me. This book contains 202 of Runoko's best photographs mainly from museums in Egypt, Europe and America. 118 of the pictures depict the African essence of great Egyptian art from the early dynasties of Kmt down to Roman times. Also included are pictures of Black people in Western Asia and in China; black Buddhas in Vietnam and Thailand; images of Black people in Europe - in Crete and among the Etruscans and Romans; and images of the famous Olmec heads in Mexico. This is a book to treasure, a perfect companion to Runoko's other works. Runoko Rashidi is the foremost living scholar in the field of research into Black communities all over the world. He is not the kind of academic who sits in an ivory tower studying manuscripts. In fact, he has met with Black communities in over 100 countries and visited countless museums and historical sites and given thousands of lectures. He has taken beautiful photographs, some of which feature in his other books published by Books of Africa, Black Star, African Star over Asia, Uncovering the African Past and his book for children, Assata-Garvey and Me. This book contains 202 of Runoko's best photographs mainly from museums in Egypt, Europe and America. 118 of the pictures depict the African essence of great Egyptian art from the early dynasties of Kmt down to Roman times. Also included are pictures of Black people in Western Asia and in China; black Buddhas in Vietnam and Thailand; images of Black people in Europe - in Crete and among the Etruscans and Romans; and images of the famous Olmec heads in Mexico. This is a book to treasure, a perfect companion to Runoko's other works.

Black Image in Antiquity

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

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