Dictionary of African Biography
Title | Dictionary of African Biography PDF eBook |
Author | Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 3382 |
Release | 2012-02-02 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0195382072 |
From the Pharaohs to Fanon, Dictionary of African Biography provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of the men and women who shaped Africa's history. Unprecedented in scale, DAB covers the whole continent from Tunisia to South Africa, from Sierra Leone to Somalia. It also encompasses the full scope of history from Queen Hatsheput of Egypt (1490-1468 BC) and Hannibal, the military commander and strategist of Carthage (243-183 BC), to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (1909-1972), Miriam Makeba and Nelson Mandela of South Africa (1918 -).
Dictionary of African Biography: Maal
Title | Dictionary of African Biography: Maal PDF eBook |
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Total Pages | |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Africa |
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Dictionary of African Biography
Title | Dictionary of African Biography PDF eBook |
Author | Ernest Kay |
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Total Pages | |
Release | 1970 |
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Dictionary of African Biography: Oding
Title | Dictionary of African Biography: Oding PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Release | 2012 |
Genre | Africa |
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Dictionary of African Historical Biography
Title | Dictionary of African Historical Biography PDF eBook |
Author | Mark R. Lipschutz |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 348 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780520066113 |
The acclaimed Dictionary of African Historical Biography, the only single-volume biographical work on Sub-Saharan African history, has been expanded and updated to include entries on over eight hundred people important in Sub-Saharan African history up to 1980.
New Dictionary of South African Biography
Title | New Dictionary of South African Biography PDF eBook |
Author | E. J. Verwey |
Publisher | HSRC Press |
Total Pages | 330 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780796916488 |
This series of publications aims to fill the gaps in our history, highlighting in particular the significant roles played by black leaders form all walks of life.
Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition
Title | Biographical Dictionary of African Americans, Revised Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Rachel Kranz |
Publisher | Infobase Holdings, Inc |
Total Pages | 472 |
Release | 2021-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1438198779 |
For centuries, African Americans have made important contributions to American culture. From Crispus Attucks, whose death marked the start of the Revolutionary War, to Oprah Winfrey, perhaps the most recognizable and influential TV personality today, black men and women have played an integral part in American history. This greatly expanded and updated edition of our best-selling volume, The Biographical Dictionary of Black Americans, Revised Edition profiles more than 250 of America's important, influential, and fascinating black figures, past and present—in all fields, including the arts, entertainment, politics, science, sports, the military, literature, education, the media, religion, and many more.