Martin Bernal

1937–2013

1 series 2 books in order

Martin Bernal was a British scholar of modern Chinese political history and a Professor of Government and Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University. He is best known for his controversial work Black Athena, which argues that the culture, language, and political structure of Ancient Greece contained substantial influences from Egypt and Syria-Palestine. Bernal was born in 1937 and died in 2013.

Born
1937
Known for
Black Athena

Series by Martin Bernal

Black Athena

2 books in order · 1987–2006

  1. Cover of Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Volume I: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985

    Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, Volume I: The Fabrication of Ancient Greece, 1785-1985

    1987 · Martin Bernal

    Black Athena is a 1987 book by Martin Bernal. It is book 1 of the series Black Athena. Catalog genres: Westerns, Science & Nature, History. The…

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  2. Black Athena : the Afroasiatic roots of classical civilization. Volume III: The Linguistic evidence

    2006 · Martin Bernal

    Black Athena : the Afroasiatic roots of classical civilization. Volume III: The Linguistic evidence is a 2006 book by Martin Bernal. It is book 3 of…

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How many books has Martin Bernal written?

We list 2 books by Martin Bernal across 1 series, published between 1987–2006 — each shown in full reading order.

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