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

Table of Contents

Preface, Acknowledgments, Introduction, Chronology, VOLUME 1 Algeria, Angola, Benin, Republic of, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Republic of, Cameroon, Republic of (République du Cameroun), Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Federal Islamic Republic of the (The Union of the Comoros/Union des Comores), Congo, Democratic Republic of the (DRC), Congo, Republic of, Côte d'Ivoire, République de, Djibouti, VOLUME 2 Egypt, Arab Republic of (Gumhuriyyat Mi?r al-?Arabiyyah), Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Republic of, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, VOLUME 3 Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Republic of (or Seychelles Islands), Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Republic of, Sudan, Democratic Republic of (Jamburyat es-Sudan Al Democratia), Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo (Togolese Republic), Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, General Bibliography, Editors and Contributors, Index,

About the Author

Toyin Falola, PhD, is a university distinguished teaching professor and holder of the Jacob & Frances Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin. Daniel Jean-Jacques is a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin, where he studies the history of science in late colonial Nigeria.

Reviews

Overall, given the depth of coverage, this is a very useful work for those interested in learning about contemporary African countries and their peoples.
*Booklist*

Summing Up: Highly recommended. All libraries. All levels.
*Choice*

Africa: An Encyclopedia of Culture and Society is an impressive compilation. It will be of most interest to those wanting to gain an understanding of the culture and social practices of specific African countries, perhaps because of travel, voluntary work or study. For study purposes, the level of treatment provided is most suitable for undergraduates or senior school students.
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