Methodology and African prehistory /

The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents...

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Corporate Author: Unesco International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
Other Authors: Ki-Zerbo, Jacqueline
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Berkeley : Heinemann Educational Books ; University of California Press, 1981
Series:General history of Africa 1
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300 |a xxvii, 819 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 25 cm 
490 1 |a General history of Africa ;  |v 1 
500 |a Includes indexes 
504 |a Bibliography: p. [753]-800 
505 0 |a Historical geography : physical aspects / S. Diarra -- Historical geography : economic aspects / A.L. Mabogunje -- The interdisciplinary methods adopted in this study / J. Ki-Zerbo -- Chronological framework : African pluvial and glacial epochs / R. Said, H. Faure -- Hominization : general problems / Y. Coppens, L. Balout -- African fossil man / R. Leakey -- The prehistory of East Africa / J.E.G. Sutton -- Prehistory in southern Africa / J.D. Clark -- The prehistory of Central Africa / R. de Bayle des Hermens, F. Van Noten [and others] -- The prehistory of North Africa / L. Balout -- The prehistory of the Sahara / H.J. Hugot -- The prehistory of West Africa / C.T. Shaw -- Prehistory in the Nile valley / F. Debono -- African prehistoric art / J. Ki-Zerbo -- Origins, development and expansion of agricultural techniques / R. Portères and J. Barrau -- Discovery and diffusion of metals and development of social systems up to the fifth century before our era / J. Vercoutter -- Conclusion : From nature in the raw to liberated humanity / J. Ki-Zerbo 
505 0 |a The development of African historiography / J.D. Fage -- The place of history in African society / Boubou Hama and J. Ki-Zerbo -- Recent trends in African historiography and their contribution to history in general / P.D. Curtin -- Sources and specific techniques used in African history : general outline / T. Obenga -- Written sources before the fifteenth century / H. Djait -- Written sources from the fifteenth century onwards / I. Hrbek -- Oral tradition and its methodology / J. Vansina -- The living tradition / A. Hampaté Bâ -- African archaeology and its techniques including dating techniques / Z. Iskander -- History and linguistics / P. Diagne -- Editorial note : Theories on the 'races' and history of Africa / J. Ki-Zerbo -- Migrations and ethnic and linguistic differentiations / D. Olderogge -- African linguistic classification / J.H. Greenberg -- Appendix to chapter 12 : The language map of Africa / D. Dalby 
520 |a The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, The UNESCO General History of Africa reflects how the different peoples of Africa view their civilizations and shows the historical relationships between the various parts of the continent. Historical connections with other continents demonstrate Africa's contribution to the development of human civilization. Each volume is lavishly illustrated and contains a comprehensive bibliography 
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