Ki-Zerbo, Joseph and Mokhtar, G. and Elfasi, M. and Niane, D. T. and Ogot, B. A. and Ajayi, J. F. Ade and Boahen, A. Adu and Mazrui, Ali A., eds. General History of Africa Vol.1 - Vol.8. General History of Africa . Heinemann - University of California Press - Unesco, Berkeley California 94720, United States of America. ISBN 92-3-101-708-X; 92-3-101 709-8; 92-3-101-710-1; 92-3 -1 o 1711 - X ; 92 3 101712 8; 92-3-101-713-6 ; 92-3-102758-1 ; 92-3-101-707-1
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Abstract
In 1964, UNESCO launched the elaboration of the General History of Africa with a view to remedy the general ignorance on Africa’s history. The challenge consisted of reconstructing Africa’s history, freeing it from racial prejudices ensuing from slave trade and colonization, and promoting an African perspective. UNESCO therefore called upon the then utmost African and non African experts. These experts’ work represented 35 years of cooperation between more than 230 historians and other specialists, and was overseen by an International Scientific Committee which comprised two-thirds of Africans. The result was the elaboration of the General History of Africa into eight volumes (Phase I of the project). This huge task, completed in 1999, had a great impact in Africa and, beyond, within the scientific and academic circles and is considered as a major contribution to the knowledge of Africa’s history and historiography. This groundbreaking work was the first of its type to present the entire history of the African continent. The collection sheds light on the pre-colonial era and interweaves Africa’s destiny with the rest of humanity’s, examining its interaction with other continents and the role of Africans in the dialogue between civilizations. The entire collection is published in eight volumes.
| Item Type: | Book |
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| Subjects: | C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CB History of civilization D History General and Old World > D History (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | JHI Africa |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Feb 2017 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Feb 2017 10:40 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/1418 |
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