Nations and Personalities provides details on every African country and continent-wide international organizations. Invaluable reference featured in this volume include an extended glossary, further resources, a set index, and short biographies on famous and infamous Africans, from Idi Amin to notables such as Nelson Mandela, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, and Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Wole Soyinka. Sections included are: Making History/Music/Art; Speak; The Diaspora; Roots; Connections; Proverbs/Sayings; and Quotes.
| ISBN: | 9780816062669 |
| Publication date: | 30th December 2006 |
| Author: | Peter Mitchell |
| Publisher: | Facts On File |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | Peoples and Cultures of Africa |
| Genres: |
Geography Educational: Citizenship and social education |