The geology of the Arabian Nubian shield ­This richly illustrated book reviews the geology tectonics and mineralization of the Arabian Nubian Shield (ANS) in 27 chapters. It starts with an examination of the ANS lithospheric scale features explores Mesoproterozoic units and deals with the ANS oceanic stage. Arc volcanism and plutonism post collision basins and volcanics are discussed as well as the younger granitoid magmatism and the deformation history of the ANS. The book provides information on ANS glacial stages and late magmatism. Chapters are devoted to review the transition between ANS and the reworked continent to its south. Finally it discusses how ANS structures influenced the overall East African Rift System. 1. The Arabian Nubian Shield an introduction: historic overview concepts interpretations and future issues 2. The boundary between the Saharan metacraton and the Arabian Nubian Shield: insight from Ediacaran shoshonitic granites of the Nuba Mountains (Sudan): U–Pb SHRIMP zircon dating geochemistry and Sr Nd isotope constraints 3. The Southern Part of the Arabian Nubian Shield in Kenya and Tanzania Harald Fritz and Christoph Hauzenberger 4. Tectonic Evolution of the Pan African Belt in Western Ethiopia Southern Arabian Nubian Shield 5. Neoproterozoic Crustal Evolution of the northernmost Arabian Nubian Shield south Jordan.