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Jul 01, 2017 a few years later, at unesco s paris headquarters, i saw on the bookshelves of ethiopianborn deputy director general getachew engida a collection of volumes the general history of africa. Unesco general history of africa vol i abridged edition book summary. The unesco general history of africa download ebook pdf. Based in paris, france, most of its field offices are cluster offices that cover three or more countries. A new page in the general history of africa unesco. This volume covers the period from the end of the neolithic era to the beginning of the seventh century of our era.
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