The 15 Minute Book Club · Alex Churchill, Matt Bone
History Hack: History of Africa
June 3, 2024·46 min·4 clips
Luke Pepperer explains how African kingdoms like Mali and Songhai were global superpowers in the 15th century.
As heard by us
A lively shift away from Europe-centric history toward the Swahili coast.
History Hack opens with some banter, then settles into a clear case for looking past Europe and toward Africa. Luke Pepperer is introduced as an anthropologist, historian, writer, broadcaster, and Africa specialist, and the discussion follows the Swahili coast as a network of…
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