Evaluation of the Euro-Centric Views of African History.

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dc.contributor.authorEliasu Yahaya
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-14T09:23:20Z
dc.date.available2026-05-14T09:23:20Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractSome European writers who have tried to write the history of Africa’s past have done it with some sort of subjectivity and ridicule and this affected Africa’s civilizations as anything good in Africa was perceived as belonging to external influences. This posture was extended to the domain of writing as there were various views expressed to downplay the role of Africa in the development of History. Thus, this paper attempts the evaluation of the Euro-centric views of African history. This area has been neglected by researchers and scholars. This writer made use of both primary and secondary sources to strengthen the basis of his argument to write and evaluate the present work. It must be stated that, before the coming of colonialism into Africa, African historiography and indeed its historical activities over the ages was not wholesomely out of documentation and more importantly written history. This had been exemplified by the Islamic and Arabic scholars and in particular, many Arab travellers account within and around Africa, whose works have resulted into history of Africa and its activities exemplified by such Islamic and Arabic scholars. Thus, African historiography was rich with the availability of oral tradition in the Horn or North Africa, East Africa and where some oral traditions were written in Arabic before the coming of the acclaimed colonial masters into the African scene.
dc.identifier.citationEliasu Y. (2018): Evaluation of the Euro-Centric Views of African History. Kaduna Journal of Humanities 1(3), 18-32, published by Department of History, Kaduna State University.
dc.identifier.issn2636-6436
dc.identifier.urihttps://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/7102
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherDepartment of History, Kaduna State University.
dc.relation.ispartofseries1; 3
dc.titleEvaluation of the Euro-Centric Views of African History.
dc.typeArticle
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