Peoples and Cultures of Africa : Background Information Sources

Edited by Henry Louis Gates and Kwame Anthony Appiah, the Encyclopedia of Africa presents the most up-to-date and thorough reference in world history, politics, and culture on this region of ever-growing importance.

Edited by Emad El-Din Shahin, this work covers in-depth topics that are unique to the Muslim world, including basic beliefs; Muslim political history; Islam in specific geographic regions; thinkers and reformers; movements, society and economy; and international relations, to create a single, specialized reference source on this important topic.

Collecting anthropology, sociology, political science, economics, human geography, cultural studies, and Marxism in one volume, the Dictionary presents concise, clearly written definitions of more than 1,500 important terms. Entries are true definitions, not extended essays or summaries.

General reference encyclopedia. Contains useful links to relevant web sites.