Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East

An Encyclopedia

John A. Shoup III (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

408 Seiten

2011
ABC-CLIO (Verlag)
978-1-59884-362-0 (ISBN)

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This encyclopedia is an essential guide to the different ethno-linguistic groups in Africa and today's complicated Middle East region.
Ethnic Groups of Africa and the Middle East contains encyclopedic entries arranged alphabetically within ethno-linguistic classifications. Each entry has four main sections: an introduction identifying the language group, where they are found, and their numbers; a brief discussion of their origins and early history; a section on cultural life that includes religion, literature, social organization, and art; and a final section on political organization and recent history.

The contents are appropriate for high school and undergraduate students as well as for experts who need a refresher on groups in Africa and the Middle East. While certain ethnic groups have been combined into a single entry, some—such as the Tuareg, who are a Berber people—are described within their own entries because of their importance in history or cultural domination.

John A. Shoup is associate professor of anthropology at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Ifrane, Morocco.

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Ethnicity in Africa and the Middle East
Note on Spelling
Acholi
Afar
Afrikaner
Akans
Aka Pygmies
Amhara
Annang
Arabs
Armenians
Assyrians
Bafur
Bakhtiyari
Baluch
Bamileke
Bassa
BaTwa
Baule
Beja
Bemba
Berbers
Beti/Beti-Pahuin
Bilen
Bini/Edo
Chagga
Chewa
Chokwe
Copts
Creole
Dan
Diola
Dogamba
Dogon
Ewe
Fon
Fulbe
Fur
Ga
Ganda
Gilaki and Mazandarani
Gwari
Hadza
Haratin
Hausa
Herero
Hutu
Igbo
Ijaw
Isoko
Jews
Kalenjin
Kamba
Kanuri
Khoisan
Kikuyu
Kongo
Kuba
Kurds
Lebou
Lele
Lemba
Lingala
Lozi
Luba
Lulya
Lunda
Luo
Lur
Makonde
Malagasy
Mande
Mangbetu
Mbulu
Mbundu
Mbuti Pygmies
Mende
Mossi
Nguni
Nilotic
Non-Africans: Asians
Non-Africans: Europeans
Nuba
Nubians
Nyamwezi
Oromo
Ovambo
Ovimbundu
Persians
Rendille
Senufo
Sereer/Serer
Shona
Somalis/Issas
Songhay
Sotho/Tswana
South Arabian
Surma
Swahili
Talysh
Téda/Tubu
Temne
Tigray/Tigrinya
Tigre
Tiv
Tonga
Tsonga
Tuareg/Tuwariq
Turks
Tutsi
Ubykh
Venda
Vili
Wolof
Yao
Yoruba
Zaghawa
Zande
Zaza/Dimli
List of Contributors
Geographical Index
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.10.2011
Reihe/Serie	Ethnic Groups of the World
Zusatzinfo	43 bw illus
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1361 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-59884-362-1 / 1598843621
ISBN-13	978-1-59884-362-0 / 9781598843620
Zustand	Neuware