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Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia
Lobban, Richard A., Jr.
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia
Hardback. TheHistorical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubiacovers the period of Nubian history from the Paleolithic to the end of Medieval Christianity. It includes the rapidly expanding field of Nubian archaeology that centers ancient African history along the Nile but beyond the better-known field of Egyptology. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras. Num Pages: 560 pages, 7 maps, 9 tables, 27photos, footnotes, chronology, bibliog. BIC Classification: 1HBS; 1HFGA; GBC; HBJH; HBLA; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 150 x 37. Weight in Grams: 816.
The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia covers the period from the Paleolithic, all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) and to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan). This resource focuses on Nubian history through a Nubian perspective, rather than on the more common Egypto-centrism perspective, and the coverage is based on the latest and best archaeological and epigraphic evidence. Newly created maps of the general area and its specific regions and place names and a photospread showing important related features of the region are included. A detailed chronology ... Read more
The Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia covers the period from the Paleolithic, all the periods of ancient Nubia (Predynastic, Kerma, Dynasty XXV, Napatan, Meroitic, Post-Meroitic) and to the end of medieval Christianity in Nubia (Sudan). This resource focuses on Nubian history through a Nubian perspective, rather than on the more common Egypto-centrism perspective, and the coverage is based on the latest and best archaeological and epigraphic evidence. Newly created maps of the general area and its specific regions and place names and a photospread showing important related features of the region are included. A detailed chronology ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations & Historical Eras
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810847842
SKU
V9780810847842
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About Lobban, Richard A., Jr.
Richard Andrew Lobban, Jr. is Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Rhode Island College where he served as Director, Program of African and Afro-American Studies. He was a founder and first president of the Sudan Studies Association in 1981. He has also published extensively on Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, and Tunisia.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia
...one of the dictionary's strengths is the author's insight, present throughout. Entries exhibit a fair amount of interpretation, many with qualifiers such as 'was presumed to be semi-sedentary' or 'may or may not have been the true lineal descendant of', which gives a broader indication of the state of Nubian studies. By such phrasing the reader is made aware of ... Read more