PRESS RELEASE:
THEOPHILE OBENGA'S AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY

The long awaited English translation of Théophile Obenga's AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY: The Pharaonic Period: 2780-330 BC is finally easily available in the United States by placing your orders with Vitabu Vya Africa Books, POB 2847, Berkeley, CA 94702., or calling 510-848-9485

At a list price of $32.50 (plus state tax --California's residents-- shipping and handling), the 671 pages volume is a bargain as the back cover presentation makes clear:

THE TEXT: Was ancient Egypt African? A century ago, the answer from scholars with little knowledge of hieroglyphs and less of Africa was dismissive, racist: no. Today, a major intellectual shift is under way. New African scholarship, grounded in accurate multidisciplinary research and first-hand expertise in ancient Egyptian, contemporary African languages, Greek and Latin, has unearthed oral and written data clarifying Africa's history, philosophy, literature and culture from the upheavals of today all the way back to the beginnings of human society in the Great Lakes region of Central Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Nubia and Egypt.
PROFESSOR OBENGA is a pacesetter for the new scholarship. Here, in English translation, he presents key Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, with line-by-line transliterations and translations, giving new readers access to the ancient documents. Lucid, detailed commentaries guide readers toward a linguistic and philosophical appreciation of the texts, and offer specialists fresh insights, enhancing the usefulness of this extraordinary book.

THE AUTHOR: Professor Théophile Obenga, Egyptologist, historian, linguist and philosopher, holds doctoral and post-doctoral degrees from Bordeaux, Paris, Pittsburg, Geneva and Montpellier. A member of the French Association of Egyptologists and the UNESCO team that produced the eight-volume General History of Africa, he has taught history, languages and philosophy at universities and research institutes in Africa, europe and America.

THE PUBLISHER: PER ANKH, is an African publishing cooperative founded and funded by an intercontinental association of friends. It is based in the seaside village of Popenguine, Senegal, West Africa.

Other Per Ankh titles available from VITABU:
By Ayi Kwei Armah:
Healers ($17.00 --$18.48 with tax)
Two Thousand Seasons ($16.00 --$17.40 with tax)
KMT: In the House of Life ($16.99 --$18.47 with tax)

Children books:
Ayi Kwei Armah and Aboubacry Moussa Lam. Hieroglyphics for Babies ($5.75 --$6.25 with tax)
Maty Thioune. New Friends: A Story of Caring and Growth ($6.00 -- $6.52 with tax)

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