In fact, he argues, our praise rightfully belongs to the people of Africa.įurthermore, this massive intellectual and cultural theft has helped lend credence to the damaging notion that the entire continent of Africa has contributed nothing to world civilisation. James argues that the “Greek philosophy” in which nearly all of Western culture has its roots actually originated in ancient Egypt.ĭrawing on careful historical research and a radical rethinking of the conventional narrative of Greek history, James asserts that our celebration of the ancient Greeks as the creators of Western civilisation and philosophy is misattributed. In this bold and uncompromising book, George G.
