History - African & Middle Eastern

Covers the history of the entire African continent, from prehistory to the present day. Pt.1 thematic approaches, exploring the environment, gender and family, medical practices, and more. Pt. 2 early history and pre-colonial past: the emergence of kingdoms, royal power, and warring states. Pt. 3 the slave trade and European expansion. Pt. 4 the process of conquest. Pt. 5 Colonialism. Pt. 6 the continent from post World War II to modern times.

African literature is a vast subject of growing output and interest. Written especially for students, this book selectively surveys the topic in a clear and accessible way.

Included in Oxford Reference Online. Comprehensive encyclopedia dedicated to the institutions, religion, politics, and culture in Muslim societies throughout the world...in the Arab heartland as well as South and Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Included in Oxford Reference Online. Illustrated with over 300 pictures, it examines the origins and historical development of Islam--its faith, community, institutions, sciences, and arts. Beginning in the pre-Islamic Arab world, the chapters range the development of Islamic religion and culture; influence that Islam has on today's world; the historical encounter of Islam and Christianity; the role of Islam in the Mughal and Ottoman empires; the growth of Islam in Southeast Asia, China, and Africa; and Islamic communities in the modern Western world. In addition, it offers articles on Islamic religion, art and architecture, and sciences as well as bibliographies.