Encyclopedia of African peoples
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Encyclopedia of African peoples
Fitzroy Dearborn, rc2000
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityアフリカ専攻
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Africa Today Regions of Africa Section 1: The Peoples of Africa Section 2: Culture and History Pictorial History of North Africa Distribution of Northern Peoples Pictorial History of East Africa Distribution of Eastern Peoples Pictorial History of West Africa Distribution of Western Peoples Pictorial History of Central Africa Distribution of Central Peoples Pictorial History of Southern Africa Distribution of Southern Peoples Chronology of North Africa Chronology of East Africa Chronology of West Africa Chronology of Central Africa Chronology of Southern Africa Chronology - Colonial Occupation and Independence History Culture Section 3: Nations Section 4: Biographies Glossary and Index
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