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Providing a comprehensive look at the continent of Africa and the countries that comprise it, this book describes its peoples and cultures, music and art, trade and economy, holidays and festivals, tribal groups, ecology, religion, fossil and skeleton discoveries, the land and its history, art and architecture and daily life. It examines Africa from prehistoric times to the present day.
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Africa An Encyclopedia for Students GEOPOLITICAL TUNISIA MOROCCO ALGERIA LIBYA EGYPT WESTERN SAHARA MAURITANIA MALI NIGER SENEGAL SUDAN CHAD ERITREA GAMBIA DJIBOUTI BURKINA FASO GUINEA BISSAU BENÍN NIGERIA SOMALIA GUINEA SIERRA LEONE LIBERIA CÔTE D’IVOIRE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC GHANA TOGO ETHIOPIA CAMEROON EQUITORIAL GUINEA ˜ TOMÉ AND SAO PRINCIPE UGANDA GABON KENYA RWANDA 19,341 ft. CONGO (Kinshasa) BURUNDI CONGO (Brazzaville) TANZANIA COMOROS ELEVATIONS OVER 1,640 FEET ANGOLA MALAWI ZAMBIA MOZAMBIQUE ZIMBABWE NAMIBIA MADAGASCAR BOTSWANA SWAZILAND LESOTHO SOUTH AFRICA Africa An Encyclopedia for Students John Middleton, Editor Volume 1 Abidjan–Economic africa_toc_v1 1/14/03 1:43 PM Page iv Copyright © 2002 Charles Scribner’s Sons All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without the permission of Charles Scribner’s Sons. Developed for Charles Scribner’s Sons by Visual Education Corporation, Princeton, N.J. For Scribners PUBLISHER: Karen Day EDITORS: John Fitzpatrick, Brad Morgan COVER AND INTERIOR DESIGN: Jennifer Wahi PHOTO RESEARCH: Kelly Quin PRODUCTION