Africa : an encyclopedia of culture and society

The Resource Africa : an encyclopedia of culture and society
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Africa : an encyclopedia of culture and society
Title remainder
an encyclopedia of culture and society
Statement of responsibility
Toyin Falola and Daniel Jean-Jacques, editors
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Editor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"These volumes offer a one-stop resource for researching the lives, customs, and cultures of Africa's nations and peoples. Unparalleled in its coverage of contemporary customs in all of Africa, this multivolume set is perfect for both high school and public library shelves. The three-volume encyclopedia will provide readers with an overview of contemporary customs and life in North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa through discussions of key concepts and topics that touch everyday life among the nations' peoples. While this encyclopedia places emphasis on the customs and cultural practices of each state, history, politics, and economics are also addressed. Because entries average 14,000 to 15,000 words each, contributors are able to expound more extensively on each country than in similar encyclopedic works with shorter entries. As a result, readers will gain a more complete understanding of what life is like in Africa's 54 nations and territories, and will be better able to draw cross-cultural comparisons based on their reading."--Publisher's description
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
960.03
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
DT14
LC item number
.A3415 2016
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • bibliography
  • encyclopedias

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