Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle EastProvides a reference to the history and culture of the peoples of Africa and the Middle East. Includes numerous entries on the major peoples that have maintained a cultural identity in the area, from ancient to modern times, summarizing their history, migration, culture, belief system, social organization, and relationship to other peoples. |
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Contents
A | 1 |
B | 83 |
C | 132 |
D | 172 |
E | 186 |
F | 223 |
G | 235 |
H | 275 |
R | 584 |
S | 596 |
T | 682 |
U | 727 |
V | 735 |
W | 738 |
X | 740 |
Y | 743 |
I | 301 |
J | 336 |
K | 359 |
L | 401 |
M | 425 |
N | 483 |
O | 510 |
P | 534 |
Q | 577 |
Z | 751 |
List of Individuals Featured in Biographical Sidebars | 763 |
The Geography of Africa | 764 |
The Geography of the Middle East | 768 |
The Earliest Humans | 770 |
Chronology of African and Middle Eastern Prehistory and History | 776 |
Glossary of Cultural Terms | 799 |
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19th century Anatolia ancient Angola Arab Arabia Armenian army Assyrian Azeri Baggara Bantu became Berber border British Byzantine capital central century c.e. Chad Christian Circassian civil coast coastal colonial Congo conquered country’s coup culture defeated Democratic Republic dominated dynasty eastern Egypt Egyptian elections established Ethiopia ethnic groups European forces French Fulani Further Reading Ghana Greek Hittite homeland Hutu independence inhabitants Iran Iranian Iraq Islam islands Israel Israeli Jewish Jews Karamojong Kenya king Kingdom known Kurdish Kurds land language leader Lebanon live Maasai majority Mali Middle East migrated military modern Muhammad Muslim nation Nigeria northern origins Ottoman Empire Palestine Palestinian percent period Persian Phoenician political population Portuguese present-day president region religion religious River Roman rule rulers Saudi Seljuk slaves South Africa southern subgroup Sudan Syria territory tion trade traditional tribes Turkey Turkic Tutsi West Africa western
Bibliographic information
| Title | Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the Middle East Facts On File library of world history |
| Author | Facts On File, Incorporated |
| Publisher | Infobase Publishing, 2009 |
| ISBN | 143812676X, 9781438126760 |
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