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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Choice Review     More Content       Subjects     Africa -- Civilization -- Encyclopedias.     Africa -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias.     Africa -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias.     Africa -- Encyclopedias.     Browse Catalog       by title:      Africa : an encyclop...       by call number:      916.03 A258     Search the Web     Africa -- Civilization -- Encyclopedias.     Africa -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias.     Africa -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias.     Africa -- Encyclopedias.       MARC Display

Africa : an encyclopedia of culture and society / Toyin Falola and Daniel Jean-Jacques, editors. ABC-CLIO, 2016. Call #: 916.03 A258 Subjects Africa -- Civilization -- Encyclopedias.   Africa -- Social life and customs -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias.   Africa -- Economic conditions -- 21st century -- Encyclopedias.   Africa -- Encyclopedias. ISBN:  9781598846652 (hc., 3-volume set) Description:  3 volumes (xxxii, 1366 pages) : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  V. 1. Algeria-Djibouti -- v. 2. Egypt-Mozambique -- v. 3. Namibia-Zimbabwe. Summary:  "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 three-volume encyclopedia provides 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. Entries average 14,000 to 15,000 words each, allowing contributors to expound extensively on each country. Readers will gain a good understanding of what life is like in Africa's 54 nations and territories, and be able to draw cross-cultural comparisons."--Provided by publisher. Other authors:  Falola, Toyin. Jean-Jacques, Daniel. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Copy Item type Status   Central Library Non-Circulating Reference 916.03 A258 v.1 A - D Non-circulating Shelved in Reference Add Copy to MyList Central Library Non-Circulating Reference 916.03 A258 v.2 E - M Non-circulating Shelved in Reference Add Copy to MyList Central Library Non-Circulating Reference 916.03 A258 v.3 N - Z Non-circulating Shelved in Reference Add Copy to MyList

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