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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.

Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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

Reviews

This unique guide presents basic historical, demographic, and political background information on more than 100 ethnic groups found in Africa and the Middle East. . . . This specialized reference presents a great deal of obscure material assembled into one accessible resource. Recommended for academic and large public library collections that support sociology, linguistics, or ethnic-studies programs.
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