Africa An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society 3 volumes

Release on 2015-12-14 | by Toyin Falola Ph.D.

These volumes offer a one-stop resource for researching the lives, customs, and cultures of Africa's nations and peoples.

Author: Toyin Falola Ph.D.
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
ISBN: 9781598846669
Category: History
Page: 1366
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Africa An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society 3 volumes

These volumes offer a one-stop resource for researching the lives, customs, and cultures of Africa's nations and peoples. • Supplies entries that are more extensive than in most comparable encyclopedic works • Arranges content alphabetically by country, then by topic, with suggestions for further reading following each • Includes contributions from numerous eminent scholars of African history • Provides a clear African voice via entries from scholars from the African continent

Language: en
Pages: 1366

Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society [3 volumes]

Authors: Toyin Falola Ph.D., Daniel Jean-Jacques

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12-14 - Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Language: en
Pages: 1976

Cultural Sociology of the Middle East, Asia, and Africa

Authors: Andrea L. Stanton

Categories: Social Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-01-05 - Publisher: SAGE

These volumes convey what daily life is like in the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Entries will aid readers in understanding the importance of cultural sociology, to appreciate the effects of cultural forces around the world.

Language: en
Pages: 779

Broadway: An Encyclopedia of Theater and American Culture [2 volumes]

Authors: Thomas A. Greenfield

Categories: Performing Arts

Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-12-23 - Publisher: Greenwood

This is the most comprehensive and insightful reference available on Broadway theater as an American cultural phenomenon and an illuminator of American life. • Comprises nearly 200 entries of landmark productions, important theater artists, and topics that highlight Broadway's powerful impact on American culture • Brings together the work of

Language: en
Pages: 1096

Guns in American Society

Authors: Gregg Lee Carter

Categories: History

Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: ABC-CLIO

Thoroughly updated and greatly expanded from its original edition, this three-volume set is the go-to comprehensive resource on the legal, social, psychological, political, and public health aspects of guns in American life. * 450 alphabetically organized entries, including 100 new for this edition, covering key issues (suicide, video games and

Language: en
Pages: 3203

Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History

Authors: Jack Salzman, David L. Smith, Cornel West

Categories: African Americans

Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company

Contains 2,200 entries that provide information about African-American history, arranged alphabetically, and featuring a large number of biographies, as well as information about places, events, historical eras, legal cases, cultural achievements, professions, and sports.