"Volume II" of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. 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. ...
700 Science Experiments is a science source book containing simple experiments that use materials easily found at home. Students who want to supplement their scientific studies at school, as well as those looking for alternative ways to study science, will enjoy discovering how things work, why they grow, what they are made of, and how they live. ...
This history sheds light both on the historical unity of Africa and also on its relations with the other continents. Volume III documents the increasing influence of Islam and its dissemination and interaction with traditional African culture in northern and western regions. The essays place Africa in the context of world history at the opening of ...
"Volume VII" of this acclaimed series is now available in an abridged paperback edition. 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. ...
The result of years of work by scholars from all over the world, "The UNESCO General History of Africa" reflects how the different people 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 ...
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 ...
This volume focuses on economic, social and cultural rights within the competence of UNESCO. These include the right to education, right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications and the right to take part in cultural life. The work provides a combination of insight on the content, scope of application and corresponding ...
This fifth volume of the series covers the history of the continent from the beginning of the 16th century to the close of the 18th century in which two themes emerge: first, the continuing internal evolution of the states and cultures of Africa during this period; second, the increasing involvement of Africa in external trade - with major but ...
This book studies women's language use in bilingual or multi-lingual cultural situations. The authors - social anthropologists, language teachers, and interpreters cover a wide variety of geographical and linguistic situations, from the death of Gaelic in the Outer Hebrides, to the use of Spanish by Quechua and Aymara women in the Andes. Certain ...
The UNESCO international guide to higher-education study opportunities and scholarships offered by universities, specialized schools and international organizations in 124 countries. It includes 2.650 entries (in English, French or Spanish according to each country) on courses and scholarships on all higher-education academic and professional ...
Peace, Security, and Conflict Prevention: SIPRI-UNESCO Handbook is a comprehensive, concise volume on security and conflict prevention in the post-cold war period 1992-96. It is drawn from the results of SIPRI's research and includes chapters on major armed conflicts; armed conflict prevention, management and resolution; world military expenditure ...
In 2000, over 160 countries committed to vastly expand educational opportunities for children, youth, and adults by 2015. The sixth edition of this global report marks the midterm point and provides a rich evidence-based assessment of progress towards expanding early childhood learning programmes, reaching universal primary education, achieving ...
The first volume of the History of Humanity covers the period from the origins of humanity to the invention of writing and the beginnings of food production, some five thousand years ago. It is divided into two main sections, structured chronologically: 1. From anthropogenesis to the beginnings of food production Anthropogenesis and the period ...
The "History of Humanity: The Nineteenth Century" sees the publication of the sixth and penultimate volume in the monumental History of Humanity series, published in association with UNESCO. With essays from an international team of specialist contributors, Volume VI explores humankind's cultural and scientific development during the nineteenth ...
Written by Britishers about their experiences in the Indian subcontinent in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. This study of the journals and memoirs explores a part of the surge of the literature of travel and foreign experience which accompanied the commercial and political expansion of the British people.
Published in association with UNESCO, "Democracy and Human Rights in Multicultural Societies" examines the political governance of cultural diversity, specifically how public policy-making has dealt with the claims for cultural recognition that have increasingly been expressed by ethno-national movements, language groups, religious minorities, ...
Buddhadeva Bose (1908-1974) is beginning to be recognized as the most multi talented amongst the post-Tagore generation of Bengali writers. Like Tagore, he was a versatile writer, comfortable in genres as diverse as poetry, novels, short stories, drama, essays, travelogues, and memoirs. He was also an influential editor and critic, a translator of ...
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General History of Africa
by
UNESCO. International Scientific Committee for the Drafting of a General History of Africa
