Preface The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary Appendix A: Chronology of African History Appendix B: Selected Bibliography Index
JAMES S. OLSON is Distinguished Professor of History at Sam Houston State University, where he has taught since 1972. He is the author of more than 20 books on U.S. and world history. With Robert Shadle, he edited Historical Dictionary of the British Empire (Greenwood, 1996).
"[I]t is hard to imagine a more complete dictionary than this one,
which includes more than 1,800 ethnic groups. Some previous lists,
particularly lists of languages, are often coincident with ethnic
groups, but none have approached the utility of Olson's. Most
importantly, he includes peoples that are not well known and have
small populations, and he avoids the offensive and
colonial-sounding "tribe.,.". Recommended for libraries serving
African studies or anthropology programs."-Choice
?[I]t is hard to imagine a more complete dictionary than this one,
which includes more than 1,800 ethnic groups. Some previous lists,
particularly lists of languages, are often coincident with ethnic
groups, but none have approached the utility of Olson's. Most
importantly, he includes peoples that are not well known and have
small populations, and he avoids the offensive and
colonial-sounding "tribe.,.". Recommended for libraries serving
African studies or anthropology programs.?-Choice
?Olson...has brought together a massive amount of information on
1,800 distinct ethnic groups in Africa today...This comprehensive
reference source will be valuable in academic and large public
libraries. In addition to its vaule for students and specialists,
the work shows the continent's rich diversity of
people.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"�I�t is hard to imagine a more complete dictionary than this one,
which includes more than 1,800 ethnic groups. Some previous lists,
particularly lists of languages, are often coincident with ethnic
groups, but none have approached the utility of Olson's. Most
importantly, he includes peoples that are not well known and have
small populations, and he avoids the offensive and
colonial-sounding "tribe...". Recommended for libraries serving
African studies or anthropology programs."-Choice
"Olson...has brought together a massive amount of information on
1,800 distinct ethnic groups in Africa today...This comprehensive
reference source will be valuable in academic and large public
libraries. In addition to its vaule for students and specialists,
the work shows the continent's rich diversity of
people."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
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