Motherland

Historian, archaeologist, and anthropologist Luke Pepera presents a groundbreaking new exploration of African history and identity. He takes us on a personal journey discovering 500,000 years of African history and cultures in order to reclaim and reconnect with this extraordinary heritage. He tackles the question many people of African descent ask – Who are we? Where do we come from? What defines us? And it explores how knowledge of this deeper history might affect current understandings of African identity. The book uses thematically-linked chapters that explore aspects of African identity from nomadic culture and matriarchal society to beliefs about the afterlife and the tradition of oral storytelling, and is interwoven with Luke’s own experiences of exploring his Ghanaian family history and his personal questions of identity.