Encyclopedia Of African History And Culture

2165 Pages·2005·62.57 MB·English

by  Willie F. Page

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Encyclopedia of
africaN HISTORY CULTURE
and

Encyclopedia of
african history
culture
and
Volume I
ancient africa
(Prehistory to 500 CE)
Willie F. Page, Editor
Revised edition by R. Hunt Davis, Jr., Editor
A Learning Source Book
Encyclopedia of African History and Culture,
Copyright © 2005, 2001 by The Learning Source, Ltd.
A Learning Source Book
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Christopher Roberts, Bodine Schwerin (revised edition),
Ismail Soyugenc (revised edition), Anthony Yearwood
Consultant: Emilyn Brown
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Page, Willie F., 1929–
Encyclopedia of African history and culture / edited by Willie F. Page; revised edition edited by R. Hunt
Davis, Jr.—Rev. ed.
p. cm.
“A Learning Source Book.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8160-5199-2 ((set ISBN) hardcover)
ISBN 0-8160-5269-7 (vol. I)–ISBN 0-8160-5270-0 (vol. II)–
ISBN 0-8160-5271-9 (vol. III)–ISBN 0-8160-5200-X (vol. IV)–
ISBN 0-8160-5201-8 (vol. V) –ISBN 978-1-4381-2917-4 (e-book)
1. Africa—Encyclopedias. I. Davis, R. Hunt. II. Title.
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CONTRIBUTORS
Editor of First Edition
Willie F. Page is professor emeritus (retired) of Africana studies at Brooklyn
College, in Brooklyn, New York. He is the author of numerous reviews and
journal articles. His published works include The Dutch Triangle: The
Netherlands and the Atlantic Slave Trade 1621–1664.
General Editor of Revised Edition
R. Hunt Davis, Jr., Ph.D., is professor emeritus of history and African studies
at the University of Florida. He received a Ph.D. in African studies from the
University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Davis is an expert on the history of
South Africa, African agricultural history, and the history of education in
Africa. His published works include Mandela, Tambo, and the African National
Congress(1991) and Apartheid Unravels(1991), along with numerous articles
and book chapters. He served as director at the University of Florida Center
for African Studies and is also a past editor of the African Studies Review.
Contributing Editors of Revised Edition
Agnes Ngoma Leslie, Ph.D., outreach director, Center for African Studies,
University of Florida
Dianne White Oyler, Ph.D., associate professor of history, Fayetteville State
University