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10 Introduction
African Prehistory) in 1980 (French version), 1981 (English version) and 1982
(Spanish and Portuguese versions); Volume II (Ancient Civilizations of Africa)
in 1980 (French version), 1981 (English version) and 1983 (Spanish and
Portuguese versions); Volume IV (Africa from the Twelfth to the Sixteenth
Century) in 1984 (English version) and 1985 (French version); Volume VII
(Africa under Colonial Domination) in 1985 (English and French versions);
translations into Italian of volumes already published will begin soon. The
Arabic version of Volume I was published in 1983 and that of Volume II
in 1985; those of Volumes IV and VII are now being prepared for publication.
The other volumes will be issued as follows:
Volume III: Africa from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century (1985/86)
Volume V: Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century (1985/86)
Volume VI: The Nineteenth Century until the 1880s (1985/86)
Volume VIII: Africa from 1935 (1986/87)
Although the volumes are numbered in historical sequence, the order of their
publication depends upon the completion by the authors involved.
The entire history is being issued first in English, French and Arabic.
Other translations into European or Asian languages are planned, since one
of the primary objectives of the General History of Africa project is to inform
the broadest possible public about the cultures and civilizations of the peoples
of Africa. This goal, in turn, is part of Unesco's mandate to encourage and
develop communication among the peoples of the world through a better
understanding of one another's cultures.
Abridged versions of the General History ofAfrica are now being prepared
and will be published in Kiswahili and Hausa, and also in other African
languages. An edition in the form of cartoon strips based on the abridged
versions is also planned, as well as audio-cassette versions in African languages.
Scientific colloquia and symposia have been organized in order to make
available to the authors as much documentary material as possible and to take
stock of the most recent research on the subjects to be covered in each volume.
The papers prepared for discussion at these meetings are published in English,
French and other languages in the series 'The General History of Africa: Studies
and Documents'. The following volumes have already been published:
1. The Peopling of Ancient Egypt and the Deciphering of Meroitic Script.
2. The African Slave Trade from the Fifteenth to the Nineteenth Century.
3 . Historical Relations across the Indian Ocean.
4. The Historiography of Southern Africa.
5. The Decolonization of Africa: Southern Africa and the Horn of Africa.
6. African Ethnonyms and Toponyms.
1. Historical and Socio-cultural Relations between Black Africa and the Arab
Worldfrom 1935 to the Present.
8. The Methodology of Contemporary African History.