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In the spirit of The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, American National Biography, and African American National Biography--all three published by Oxford University Press--Dictionary of African Biography is a major biographical dictionary covering the lives and legacies of notable African men and women from all eras and walks of life. This groundbreaking resource tells the full story of the African continent through the lives of its people. The rich history of the African people has been unduly neglected in the scholarly literature, and reliable reference material is in short supply. This trend has begun to change, however, and in recent years many new historical discoveries have been made. Much of this research is designed as a corrective to the long tradition of inadequate treatment by scholars. Although scholarship on Africa is flourishing, very little of this research has yet filtered down into accessible reference works; well designed reference material is essential to promote further scholarly inquiry, learning, and education, and to satisfy increasing interest among nonspecialist audiences. Although there have been some isolated instances of successful biography of Africans, there is no single resource that provides comprehensive coverage. Older reference works focus unevenly on the colonial period, European adventurers, and Egyptian dynasties. There is very little attention given to the full range of African lives, and rarely is the continent treated as a whole. As a result our picture of Africa's history and its people is incomplete. A comprehensive biographical dictionary will greatly increase our understanding of the African continent and have a transformative effect on education and research. As the most wide-reaching reference project on Africa to date, DAB will be a means of codifying the explosion of new research. Entries will be written by contributing scholars from African studies departments the world over. Each entry has been reviewed by the editorial board to ensure only reliable, high-quality material is published. DAB contains nearly 2 million words in nearly 2,100 entries, each with bibliography, ranging from 750 to 2,000 words. It will have a comprehensive index. It comprises six volumes and is published in a hardcover edition for specialists and libraries.

929 <6> --- Biografie. Genealogie. Heraldiek--Afrika --- 929 <6> Biografie. Genealogie. Heraldiek--Afrika --- Africa --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Afrique --- Biography --- Dictionaries --- Biographie --- Dictionnaires anglais --- Africa - Biography - Dictionaries

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Heraldry --- 929.6 <4> --- 929.6 <4> Heraldiek. Wapenkunde--Europa --- Heraldiek. Wapenkunde--Europa --- Genealogy. Heraldy --- 910 --- heraldiek --- héraldique --- geschiedenis hulpwetenschappen --- histoire sciences auxiliaires

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Early modern heraldry was far from a nostalgic remnant from a feudal past. From the Reformation to the French Revolution, aspiring men seized on these signs to position themselves in a changing society, imbuing heraldic tradition with fresh meaning. Whereas post-medieval developments are all too often described in terms of decadence and stifling formality, recent studies rightly stress the dynamic capacity of bearing arms.0'Heraldic Hierarchies' aims to correct former misconceptions. Contributing authors rethink the influence of shifting notions of nobility on armorial display and expand this topic to heraldry?s share in shaping and contesting status. Moreover, addressing a common thread, the volume explores how emerging states turned the heraldic experience into an instrument of power and policy. Contributing to debates on social and noble identity, 'Heraldic Hierarchies' uncovers a vital and surprising aspect of the pre-modern hierarchical world.

Genealogy. Heraldy --- History of Europe --- Heraldry --- History --- 929.6 --- 930.85.44 --- 930.85.44 Cultuurgeschiedenis: Renaissance --- Cultuurgeschiedenis: Renaissance --- 929.6 Heraldiek. Wapenkunde --- Heraldiek. Wapenkunde --- History. --- Heraldry - History --- Héraldique --- Histoire