| Titre de série : |
General history of Africa, 1 |
| Titre : |
Methodology and African prehistory |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Joseph Ki-Zerbo (1922-2006), Editeur scientifique ; UNESCO (Paris, France), Editeur scientifique |
| Mention d'édition : |
éd. abrégée |
| Editeur : |
Londres [Royaume-Uni] : James Currey |
| Année de publication : |
1990 |
| Autre Editeur : |
Berkeley & Los Angeles - Californie - État-Unis : University of California Press |
| Importance : |
1 vol. (XVIII-349 p.) |
| Présentation : |
ill. |
| Format : |
25 cm |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-0-85255-091-5 |
| Note générale : |
Indexes |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Catégories : |
Afrique -- Antiquités ; Afrique -- Civilisation ; Afrique -- Histoire -- Avant 1488 ; Afrique -- Historiographie ; Afrique -- Préhistoire ; Anthropologie préhistorique -- Afrique ; Homme préhistorique -- Afrique
|
| Index. décimale : |
960 |
| Résumé : |
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 |
| Note de contenu : |
v. 1. Methodology and African prehistory -- v. 2. Ancient civilizations of Africa -- v. 3. Africa from the seventh to the eleventh century -- v. 4. Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century -- v. 5. Africa from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century -- v. 6. The nineteenth century until 1880 -- v. 7. Africa under colonial domination, 1880-1935 -- v. 8. Africa since 1935.
Contenu du v. 1: Preface / Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow -- Description of the Project / Bethwell A. Ogot -- Note on chronology -- Members of the International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa -- Biographies of the authors who contributed to the main edition -- 1. The development of African historiography / Joseph Ki-Zerbo -- 2. The place of history in African society / H.E. Boubou Hama -- 3. Recent trends in African historiography and H. Djait -- 6. Written sources from the fifteenth century onwards / Ivan Hrbek -- 7. Oral tradition and its methodology / Jan Vansina -- 8. The living tradition / A. Hampâté Bâ -- 9. African archaeology and its techniques, including dating / Z. Iskander -- 10. History and linguistics, and theories on the "races" and history of Africa / P. Diagne -- 11. Migrations and ethnic and linguistic differentiations / D.A. Olderogge -- 12. African linguistic classification and the language map of Africa / Joseph H. Greenberg & D. Dalby -- 13. Historical geography: physical aspects / S. Diarra -- 14. Historical geography: economic aspects / A. Mabonguje -- 15. The interdisciplinary methods adopted in this study / Joseph Ki-Zerbo --16. Chronological framework: African pluvial and glacial epochs / R. Said & H. Faure -- 17. Hominization: general problems / Balou -- 18. African fossil man / R. Leakey -- 19. The prehistory of East Africa / J.E.G. Sutton -- 20. The prehistory of Southern Africa / J.D. Clark -- 21. The prehistory of Central Africa / R. de Bayle de Hermens & F. van Noten -- 22. The prehistory of North Africa / L. Balout -- 23. The prehistory of the Sahara / H.J. Hugot -- 24. The prehistory of West Africa / C.T. Shaw -- 25. The prehistory of the Nile valley / F. Debono -- 26. African prehistoric art / J. Ki-Zerbo -- 27. The origins, development and expansion of agricultural techniques / R. Portères -- 28. Discovery and diffusion of metals and the development of social systems until the fifth century before the Christian era / J. Vercoutter -- Conclusion: from nature in the raw to liberated humanity / Joseph Ki-Zerbo -- Bibliography -- Index |
General history of Africa, 1. Methodology and African prehistory [texte imprimé] / Joseph Ki-Zerbo (1922-2006), Editeur scientifique ; UNESCO (Paris, France), Editeur scientifique . - éd. abrégée . - Londres (Royaume-Uni) : James Currey : Berkeley & Los Angeles - Californie - État-Unis (Berkeley & Los Angeles - Californie - État-Unis) : University of California Press, 1990 . - 1 vol. (XVIII-349 p.) : ill. ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-0-85255-091-5 Indexes Langues : Anglais ( eng)
| Catégories : |
Afrique -- Antiquités ; Afrique -- Civilisation ; Afrique -- Histoire -- Avant 1488 ; Afrique -- Historiographie ; Afrique -- Préhistoire ; Anthropologie préhistorique -- Afrique ; Homme préhistorique -- Afrique
|
| Index. décimale : |
960 |
| Résumé : |
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 |
| Note de contenu : |
v. 1. Methodology and African prehistory -- v. 2. Ancient civilizations of Africa -- v. 3. Africa from the seventh to the eleventh century -- v. 4. Africa from the twelfth to the sixteenth century -- v. 5. Africa from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century -- v. 6. The nineteenth century until 1880 -- v. 7. Africa under colonial domination, 1880-1935 -- v. 8. Africa since 1935.
Contenu du v. 1: Preface / Amadou-Mahtar M'Bow -- Description of the Project / Bethwell A. Ogot -- Note on chronology -- Members of the International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa -- Biographies of the authors who contributed to the main edition -- 1. The development of African historiography / Joseph Ki-Zerbo -- 2. The place of history in African society / H.E. Boubou Hama -- 3. Recent trends in African historiography and H. Djait -- 6. Written sources from the fifteenth century onwards / Ivan Hrbek -- 7. Oral tradition and its methodology / Jan Vansina -- 8. The living tradition / A. Hampâté Bâ -- 9. African archaeology and its techniques, including dating / Z. Iskander -- 10. History and linguistics, and theories on the "races" and history of Africa / P. Diagne -- 11. Migrations and ethnic and linguistic differentiations / D.A. Olderogge -- 12. African linguistic classification and the language map of Africa / Joseph H. Greenberg & D. Dalby -- 13. Historical geography: physical aspects / S. Diarra -- 14. Historical geography: economic aspects / A. Mabonguje -- 15. The interdisciplinary methods adopted in this study / Joseph Ki-Zerbo --16. Chronological framework: African pluvial and glacial epochs / R. Said & H. Faure -- 17. Hominization: general problems / Balou -- 18. African fossil man / R. Leakey -- 19. The prehistory of East Africa / J.E.G. Sutton -- 20. The prehistory of Southern Africa / J.D. Clark -- 21. The prehistory of Central Africa / R. de Bayle de Hermens & F. van Noten -- 22. The prehistory of North Africa / L. Balout -- 23. The prehistory of the Sahara / H.J. Hugot -- 24. The prehistory of West Africa / C.T. Shaw -- 25. The prehistory of the Nile valley / F. Debono -- 26. African prehistoric art / J. Ki-Zerbo -- 27. The origins, development and expansion of agricultural techniques / R. Portères -- 28. Discovery and diffusion of metals and the development of social systems until the fifth century before the Christian era / J. Vercoutter -- Conclusion: from nature in the raw to liberated humanity / Joseph Ki-Zerbo -- Bibliography -- Index |
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