Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East
Subtitle: Struggles to Survive and Thrive
Contributors: Robert K. Hitchcock (Editor); Alan J. Osborn (Editor)
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: May 30, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780313304378
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Anthropology - Cultural; Ethnic Studies - General; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural; Acculturation; Africa; Ethnology; Middle East; Minorities
Description: "Africa and the Middle East are undergoing dramatic environmental, demographic, economic, and political transformations. Endangered Peoples of Africa and the Middle East: Struggles to Survive and Thrive 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."--BOOK JACKET.