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Title: Great Zimbabwe

Subtitle: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Kingdom of Zimbabwe's Capital

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Bill Hare

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 19 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-17-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

The modern history of Africa was, until very recently, written on behalf of the indigenous races by the white man, who had forcefully entered the continent during a particularly hubristic and dynamic phase of European history. In 1884, Prince Otto von Bismark, the German chancellor, brought the plenipotentiaries of all major powers of Europe together, to deal with Africa's colonization in such a manner as to avoid provocation of war. This event - known as the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 - galvanized a phenomenon that came to be known as the Scramble for Africa. The conference established two fundamental rules for European seizure of Africa. The first of these was that no recognition of annexation would granted without evidence of a practical occupation, and the second, that a practical occupation would be deemed unlawful without a formal appeal for protection made on behalf of a territory by its leader, a plea that must be committed to paper in the form of a legal treaty.

In the meantime, in 1867, as Europe was awakening to the potential of Africa, a German-American hunter and explorer by the name of Adam Render happened to stumble upon an extensive complex of stone-built ruins on Mashonaland's central plateau that proved, upon brief examination, to be the surviving remnants of some great and ancient civilization. This immediately struck Render as improbable, and the following season, he guided Karl Mauch, the respected German explorer and geographer, to the site. Mauch, too, was astonished at the spectacle. Although half-buried under rubble and thoroughly overgrown, it was quite clear that there lay an archeological discovery of major significance.

Members Reviews:

Black African Empire

The Great Zimbabwe: The History and Legacy of the Medieval Kingdom of Zimbabweâs Capital were somewhat interesting because of the limited information this e-book presented. The most interesting parts of the book describe how many archaeologist/explorers could not or would not believe that Black Africans were capable creating greater Zimbabwe. 30 years or so ago if scientists in Rhodesia even indicated the possibility thatBlack Africans created Greater Zimbabwe they would be deported from the country. At least some Portuguese traders had the opportunity to see the Greater Zimbabwe culture before collapsing. Anyone interested in Black African culture would find this book interesting.

but it's an interesting story that weaves European exploration of the African continent with advanced scientific and technologic

This is an awfully obscure subject that people probably know nothing about, but it's an interesting story that weaves European exploration of the African continent with advanced scientific and technological knowledge to help explain the Great Zimbabwe site and when and why it was built. For anyone interested in Africa, this is a good book.