Author: John Middleton
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
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.
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara
Author: John Middleton
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
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.
New Encyclopedia of Africa
Author: John Middleton
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
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.
Encyclopedia of African History and Culture: The Colonial Era (1850 to 1960)
Author: Willie F. Page
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A comprehensive encyclopedia on African history with a broad cultural and geographic sweep, this outstanding new set covers African history from ancient times to the present.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A comprehensive encyclopedia on African history with a broad cultural and geographic sweep, this outstanding new set covers African history from ancient times to the present.
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara
Author: John Middleton
Publisher: Hodder Wayland
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Hodder Wayland
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
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.
Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History
Author: Dickson Eyoh
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134565844
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1115
Book Description
With nearly two hundred and fifty individually signed entries, the Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History explores the ways in which the peoples of Africa and their politics, states, societies, economies, environments, cultures and arts were transformed during the course of that Janus-faced century. Overseen by a diverse and distinguished international team of consultant editors, the Encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of the global and local forces that shaped the changes that the continent underwent. Combining essential factual description with evaluation and analysis, the entries tease out patterns from across the continent as a whole, as well as within particular regions and countries: it is the first work of its kind to present such a comprehensive overview of twentieth-century African history. With full indexes and a thematic entry list, together with ample cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading, the Encyclopedia will be welcomed as an essential work of reference by both scholar and student of twentieth-century African history. Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2004
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134565844
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1115
Book Description
With nearly two hundred and fifty individually signed entries, the Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century African History explores the ways in which the peoples of Africa and their politics, states, societies, economies, environments, cultures and arts were transformed during the course of that Janus-faced century. Overseen by a diverse and distinguished international team of consultant editors, the Encyclopedia provides a thorough examination of the global and local forces that shaped the changes that the continent underwent. Combining essential factual description with evaluation and analysis, the entries tease out patterns from across the continent as a whole, as well as within particular regions and countries: it is the first work of its kind to present such a comprehensive overview of twentieth-century African history. With full indexes and a thematic entry list, together with ample cross-referencing and suggestions for further reading, the Encyclopedia will be welcomed as an essential work of reference by both scholar and student of twentieth-century African history. Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2004
Encyclopedia of Africa South of the Sahara
Author: John Middleton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
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.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
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.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America
Author: Mwalimu J. Shujaa
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1506331696
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1830
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America provides an accessible ready reference on the retention and continuity of African culture within the United States. Our conceptual framework holds, first, that culture is a form of self-knowledge and knowledge about self in the world as transmitted from one person to another. Second, that African people continuously create their own cultural history as they move through time and space. Third, that African descended people living outside of Africa are also contributors to and participate in the creation of African cultural history. Entries focus on illuminating Africanisms (cultural retentions traceable to an African origin) and cultural continuities (ongoing practices and processes through which African culture continues to be created and formed). Thus, the focus is more culturally specific and less concerned with the broader transatlantic demographic, political and geographic issues that are the focus of similar recent reference works. We also focus less on biographies of individuals and political and economic ties and more on processes and manifestations of African cultural heritage and continuity. FEATURES: A two-volume A-to-Z work, available in a choice of print or electronic formats 350 signed entries, each concluding with Cross-references and Further Readings 150 figures and photos Front matter consisting of an Introduction and a Reader’s Guide organizing entries thematically to more easily guide users to related entries Signed articles concluding with cross-references
Publisher: SAGE Publications
ISBN: 1506331696
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 1830
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of African Cultural Heritage in North America provides an accessible ready reference on the retention and continuity of African culture within the United States. Our conceptual framework holds, first, that culture is a form of self-knowledge and knowledge about self in the world as transmitted from one person to another. Second, that African people continuously create their own cultural history as they move through time and space. Third, that African descended people living outside of Africa are also contributors to and participate in the creation of African cultural history. Entries focus on illuminating Africanisms (cultural retentions traceable to an African origin) and cultural continuities (ongoing practices and processes through which African culture continues to be created and formed). Thus, the focus is more culturally specific and less concerned with the broader transatlantic demographic, political and geographic issues that are the focus of similar recent reference works. We also focus less on biographies of individuals and political and economic ties and more on processes and manifestations of African cultural heritage and continuity. FEATURES: A two-volume A-to-Z work, available in a choice of print or electronic formats 350 signed entries, each concluding with Cross-references and Further Readings 150 figures and photos Front matter consisting of an Introduction and a Reader’s Guide organizing entries thematically to more easily guide users to related entries Signed articles concluding with cross-references
Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Kathleen Sheldon
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442262931
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
African women’s history is a vast topic that embraces a wide variety of societies in over 50 countries with different geographies, social customs, religions, and historical situations. Africa is a predominantly agricultural continent, and a major factor in African agriculture is the central role of women as farmers. It is estimated that between 65 and 80 percent of African women are engaged in cultivating food for their families, and in the past that percentage was likely even higher. Thus, one common thread across much of the continent is women’s daily work in their family plot. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on individual African women in history, politics, religion, and the arts; on important events, organizations, and publications; and on topics important to women in general (marriage, fertility, employment) and to African women in particular (market women, child marriage, queen mothers). This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Women in Africa.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442262931
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 521
Book Description
African women’s history is a vast topic that embraces a wide variety of societies in over 50 countries with different geographies, social customs, religions, and historical situations. Africa is a predominantly agricultural continent, and a major factor in African agriculture is the central role of women as farmers. It is estimated that between 65 and 80 percent of African women are engaged in cultivating food for their families, and in the past that percentage was likely even higher. Thus, one common thread across much of the continent is women’s daily work in their family plot. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on individual African women in history, politics, religion, and the arts; on important events, organizations, and publications; and on topics important to women in general (marriage, fertility, employment) and to African women in particular (market women, child marriage, queen mothers). This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Women in Africa.
African Boundaries
Author: Ian Brownlie
Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
ISBN: 9780903983877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1394
Book Description
Publisher: C. HURST & CO. PUBLISHERS
ISBN: 9780903983877
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1394
Book Description
Africans
Author: John Iliffe
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107198321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
An updated and comprehensive single-volume history covering all periods from human origins to contemporary African situations.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107198321
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
An updated and comprehensive single-volume history covering all periods from human origins to contemporary African situations.