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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The ancient Africans The ancient Africans Virginia Schomp "A retelling of several ancient African myths, with background information describing the history, geography, belief systems, and customs of various peoples of Africa"--Provided by publisher. OL15039613W
Kuba Kuba Rebecca Leuchak Surveys the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Kuba people of central Africa. OL2689062W
Hutu and Tutsi Hutu and Tutsi Aimable Twagilimana Surveys the culture, history, and contemporary life of the two groups involved in the tragic civil war in Rwanda, the Hutu and the Tutsi. OL2694016W
Mossi Mossi Kibibi Mack-Williams Describes the history, surroundings, politics, customs, religion, and current situation of the Mossi people, who live in the West African country of Burkina Faso. OL2927715W
Herero Herero Ada Obi Udechukwu Discusses the history, culture, religion, traditions, and contemporary life of the Herero people living mainly in Namibia and Botswana. OL2964251W
San San Megan Biesele Surveys the history, culture, and contemporary life of the San people of Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Angola, and South Africa. OL3229434W
Malinke Malinke C. Onyeka Nwanunobi Discusses the history, culture, religion, traditions, and daily life of the Malinke, West African people who live in the Manding Highlands near the upper Niger River. OL3234879W
Ejagham Ejagham Ute Röschenthaler A look at the culture, history, and contemporary life of the Ejagham people of the Cross River area of Cameroon and Nigeria. OL3257667W
Lozi Lozi Ernest Douglas Brown Discusses the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Lozi people of Zambia. OL3346432W
Lobedu Lobedu Patricia Davison Surveys the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Lobedu people of South Africa. OL3346433W
Khoekhoe Khoekhoe F. N. Anozie An introduction to the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Khoekhoe, also known as Khoikhoi or Khoi, people of southern Africa. OL3347005W
The San of Africa The San of Africa Linda Parker Describes the history, culture, modern and traditional economies, religion, family life, and language of southern Africa's San people, as well as the region in which they live and their struggle to m… OL6208786W
Voices of the Poor in Africa Voices of the Poor in Africa Elizabeth Isichei "Elizabeth Isichei explores the Atlantic slave trade, as reflected in the poetics of rumor and the poetics of memory - an approach different from the quantitative and demographic studies which have t… OL8941619W