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| 类型/形式: | Biography Dictionaries |
|---|---|
| 材料类型: | 传记 |
| 文件类型: | 书 |
| 所有的著者/提供者: |
Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong; Henry Louis Gates |
| ISBN: | 9780195382075 0195382072 |
| OCLC号码: | 706025122 |
| 描述: | 6 v. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| 内容: | V. 1. Abach -- Brand -- v. 2. Brath -- Haile -- v. 3. Hailu -- Lyaut -- v. 4. Maal -- Odhia -- v. 5. Oding -- Teres -- v. 6. Tertu -- Zwang. |
| 责任: | Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr., editors in chief. |
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<br>"it is perhaps impossible to capture the full diversity of Africa - a continent of one billion people, and the most continuous site of the evolution of the human species on our planet - in 2000 biographies. But the DAB provides arguably the most thorough sampling to date of the astonishing richness and variety of African lives over the past 5000 years." <br>--The Root<p><br>."..the DAB is a major achievement. The DAB is thorough and well edited, and the material is easy to access, making this set worthy of inclusion in all public or university libraries" <br>--Booklist, starred review<br><p><br>"The combination of scholarly entries and breadth of coverage makes this dictionary a distinctive resource for African biography...Summing Up: Highly recommended." <br>--CHOICE<p><br>"Students of African history in high school and beyond will find this work invaluable for its covearge of precolonial African personalities. It is a landmark resource that will be greatly appreciated by all enthusiasts of African history and culture." <br>--Library Journal<p><br>"They and their contributors have produced a six-volume set that supplies 2,126 well-written and thoroughly-researched biographies. And to their credit, these collective efforts exceed all other previous attempts at creating a biographical reference focused on the entire continent of Africa... a key reference work for academic libraries supporting African studies programs, as well as a valuable addition to nay biographical reference collection" -- Against the Grain<br><p><br> 再读一些...
