ethnology

Provides an overview of the empires of medieval West Africa, including Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, discussing significant people, places, ideas, and events, and examining their development and influence on Islam.

Jared Diamond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies," examines the factors that have led societies to gain power and technological superiority over others throughout history, discussing geography, natural resources, social and agricultural innovations, weapons, and disease.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from the United Arab Emirates to Yemen.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from Turkey to Turkmenistan.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from Saudi Arabia to Tajikistan.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from Qatar to the Russian Federation.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from Maldives to Pakistan.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from Kuwait to Lebanon.

Alphabetically-arranged profiles of Western Asian countries provide information on the history, economy, language, religion, lifestyle, food and drink, health, education, arts, politics, and culture of the peoples of each country, from Israel to Kazakhstan.