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ISBN: 9780684314549
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages :
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"This substantial expansion and reworking of the classic Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara (1997) covers the entire continent, from the Europe-facing shores of the Mediterranean to the commercial bustle of Cape Town. The set addresses the entire history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries, some of them, like Nigeria, newly emergent in world commerce and others deep in conflict (Sudan, Liberia, Congo). The NEA treats today's African peoples not as the obscure "other" of a "Dark Continent" but as actors on a world stage where issues of global development, the AIDS crisis, and international terrorism play out across a map of indigenous cultures functioning beneath an imperfect European overlay of "national states." Articles in anthropology, geography, history, and cultural studies by an international team of more than 600 distinguished Africanists (including over 150 from Africa and the African Diaspora) present Africa as seen by Africans themselves. Features hundreds of photographs, including five color inserts, plus maps, thematic outline, chronology, and appendix of ethnic and identity groups"--Publisher's description.
Author: John Middleton
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
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Contains a collection of alphabetically-arranged entries from 'Abd al-Qadir to John Cummings on the history, geography, culture, religion and ideologies, wars, and economy of the African nations; and includes essays and photographs.
Author: Simon Gikandi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134582234
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 886
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The most comprehensive reference work on African literature to date, this book covers all the key historical and cultural issues in the field. The Encyclopedia contains over 600 entries covering criticism and theory, African literature's development as a field of scholarship, and studies of established and lesser-known writers and their texts. While the greatest proportion of literary work in Africa has been a product of the twentieth century, the Encyclopedia also covers the literature back to the earliest eras of story-telling and oral transmission, making this a unique and valuable resource for those studying social sciences as well as humanities. This work includes cross-references, suggestions for further reading, and a comprehensive index.
Author: Molefi Kete Asante
Publisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412936365
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 473
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Collects almost five hundred entries that cover the African response to spirituality, taboos, ethics, sacred space, and objects.
Author: John Middleton
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
Languages : en
Pages : 628
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Arranged alphabetically. In addition to biographies, extensive country information (primarily postindependence), and historical events, the encyclopedia treats general topics in articles such as agriculture, political systems, and religion and ritual.
Author: Keith Lye
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816045686
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
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Alphabetical entries cover the major historic civilizations and fifty-two existing countries in Africa, detailing their political and economic systems, culture, and important political personalities.
Author: Anthony Appiah
Publisher:
ISBN: 0195337700
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
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The Encyclopedia of Africa presents the most up-to-date and thorough reference on this region of ever-growing importance in world history, politics, and culture. Its core is comprised of the entries focusing on African history and culture from 2005's acclaimed five-volume Africana - nearly two-thirds of these 1,300 entries have been updated, revised, and expanded to reflect the most recent scholarship. Organized in an A-Z format, the articles cover prominent individuals, events, trends, places, political movements, art forms, business and trade, religions, ethnic groups, organizations, and countries throughout Africa. There are articles on contemporary nations of sub-Saharan Africa, ethnic groups from various regions of Africa, and European colonial powers. Other examples include Congo River, Ivory trade, Mau Mau rebellion, and Pastoralism. The Encyclopedia of Africa is sure to become the essential resource in the field.
Author: The Diagram Group,
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113596341X
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1409
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Africa is a vast continent, home to many millions of people. Its history stretches back millennia and encompasses some of the most ancient civilizations in the world. Modern Africa boasts a rich cultural heritage, the legacy of many diverse influences from all around the world, reflecting the central role African plays in world history. Encyclopedia of African Peoples provides extensive information about Africa's cultures, history, geography, economics, and politics; it provides an invaluable overview of the whole continent, region by region, ethnic group by ethnic group, nation by nation, personality by personality. Sections include: *Africa Today * The Peoples of Africa * Culture and History * The Nations of Africa * Biographies Past to Present * Glossary * Index.
Author: Tom Jackson
Publisher: Southwater
ISBN: 9781846811951
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A beautifully-illustrated and informative reference to selected British and European mammal, reptile and amphibian wildlife.
Author: Susan Altman
Publisher: New York : Facts On File
ISBN: 9780816038244
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
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Provides entries for places, events and people which have played important roles in African American history
