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Volume VII of this acclaimed sequence is now to be had in an abridged paperback version. the results of years of labor through students from world wide, The UNESCO common historical past of Africa displays how the several peoples of Africa view their civilizations and exhibits the historic relationships among a few of the components of the continent. historic connections with different continents reveal Africa's contribution to the advance of human civilization. every one quantity is lavishly illustrated and includes a entire bibliography.

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Gallagher and R . Robinson, 1953; R . E . Robinson and J. Gallagher in F . H . ), 1962. R . E . Robinson and J. Gallagher, 1961. 19. C . J. H . Hayes, 1941, pp. 205-8. 20. , p. 218. 21. , p. 219. 22. H . Brunschwig, 1966, pp. 4-13. 23. W . L . Langer, 1935. 24. See J. Stengers, 1962; C . W . Newbury and A . S. Kanya-Forstner, 1969; G . N . Uzoigwe, 1974 and 1977; W . R . ), 1976. 25. G . N . Uzoigwe, 1974. 26 T h e African dimension theory T h u s far, the theories of the partition have treated Africa in the context of European history.

Duignan (eds), 1969 and 1970; P. Gifford and W . R . Louis (eds), 1967 and 1971; J. Suret-Canale, 1971. 13 Africa under Colonial Domination 1880—igjs question which is answered in the third section of this volume and a great deal of attention is paid to this question in conformity with the philosophy underlying this work, that is, to view the story from an African standpoint and to highlight African initiatives and reactions. African attitudes in this period were certainly not characterized by indifference or passivity or ready acceptance.

R . 13 T h e question then is if it can be so used, w h y use it at all, especially in the African case where it is so inaccurate? W h y not use the word ally which is indeed the m o r e appropriate term? Tofa, the king of the G u n kingdom of Porto N o v o has always been cited as a typical example of a collaborator. But was he? A s Hargreaves has clearly s h o w n , 1 4 Tofa was facing three different enemies at the time of the arrival of the French - the Yoruba to the north-east, the F o n kings of D a h o m e y to the north and the British o n the coast — and he must have seen the arrival of the French as a god-sent opportunity for him not only to protect his sovereignty but even to m a k e some gains at the expense of his enemies.

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