Oxford Bibliographies are research guides in a variety of subject areas. Combining features of an annotated bibliography and a high-level encyclopedia, this resource directs researchers to top scholarship across a wide variety of topics.
Addresses the entire history of African cultures from the pharaohs and the ancient civilizations of the south through the colonial era to the emergence of 53 independent countries.
For each minority group, covers the difficult issues of rights, justice, equality, dignity, identity, autonomy, political liberties, and cultural freedoms.
10 print volumes. Describes more than 1,500 global cultures. Based on research of social scientists, it provides historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on virtually every existing culture. (1996)