Encyclopedia of Africa - Two-volume set (Multiple copy pack, New)

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 ofAfrica is sure to become the essential resource in the field.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2010
First published:	February 2010
Editors:	Henry Louis Gates (Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research) • Kwame Anthony Appiah (Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy and the University Center for Human Values)
Dimensions:	381 x 265 x 126mm (L x W x H)
Format:	Multiple copy pack - Cloth over boards
Pages:	1392
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-533770-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > General encyclopaedias Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-19-533770-0
Barcode:	9780195337709

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