Lefkowitz, M.R. and Guy MacLean Rogers — Black Athena Revisited

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Sterling condition softcover copy, with unfurled tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear to the glossy, illustrated wraps. This fine survey disputes the claims made by Bernal in "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization" that ancient Greek culture derived from Egypt and Phoenicia and that European scholars have been biased against the notion of Egyptian and Phoenician influence on Western civilization. Contributions by the two editors Mary R. Lefkowitz and Guy Maclean and with 10 illustrations, six tables, four maps, and three figures. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xxi [2], 3-522 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Fine