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Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East Struggles to Survive and Thrive
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Robert K. Hitchcock, Alan J. Osborn
Book Code: GR0437
ISBN: 0-313-30437-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-30437-8
328 pages, maps, photos, tables
Greenwood Press
Publication: 8/30/2002
List Price: $51.95 (UK Sterling Price: £29.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • [C]an serve as a textbook for introductory classes in anthropology or cultural geography for senior-level high school or the first year of college. It can also serve general readers, as a reference for sources of information on the groups examined.
    —Africa Today     2004
Description: Africa and the Middle East are undergoing dramatic environmental, demographic, economic, and political transformations. This volume turns the spotlight on 14 endangered cultures as examples of how diverse peoples are coping with these radical evolutions in the 21st century.

Little-known groups such as the Ogoni of Nigeria, who face environmental degradation from multinational exploitation of oil resources and government collusion, are presented alongside well-known groups like the Kurds, some of whom have been displaced as a result of civil war and live beneath a repressive Iraqi regime. The issues, viewpoints, and solutions presented by chapter authors are often controversial, and the format allows students and interested readers to use critical-thinking skills as they gain knowledge of other cultures. Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East is the only reference for the high school and public library that gives a unique perspective on the threats to and responses of these groups. Each chapter gives an overview of the group to provide a context for discussing the challenges they face. A helpful Resource Guide lists further reading, films and videos, Web Sites, and organizations. Maps and photos complement the text.
Table of Contents:
  • Series Foreword by Barbara Rose Johnston
  • Introduction by Robert K. Hitchcock and Alan J. Osborn
  • The Afghans by M. Catherine Daly
  • The Bedouin of South Sinai, Egypt by David Homa
  • The Bisa of Zambia by Stuart Marks
  • The Eritreans and Ethiopians by Lucia Ann McSpadden
  • The Kurds by Laurel Erickson
  • The Nuba of Sudan by Mona A. Mohamed and Margaret Fisher
  • The Ogoni of Nigeria by A. Olu Oyinlade and Jeffrey Vincent
  • The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana by John Bock and Sara E. Johnson
  • The Palestinians by Lema Bashir
  • The Qashqa'i of Iran by Lois Beck
  • The Rwandese by Clea Koff and Ralph J. Hartley
  • The Somali of the Horn of Africa by Virginia Luling
  • The Tuareg by Susan J. Rasmussen
  • The Ugandans by Dee Aker
  • Glossary
  • Index
LC Card Number: 2001054712
LCC Class: GN635
Dewey Class: 305
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