Encyclopedia of African History

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The Encyclopedia of African History is a three-volume work dedicated to African history. It was edited by Kevin Shillington and published in New York City by Routledge in November 2004.{{cite book

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| title = Encyclopedia of African History

| publisher = Routledge

| year = 2004

| isbn = 978-1-57958-245-6

| url = http://www.taylorandfrancis.com/shopping_cart/products/product_detail.asp?sku=&isbn=1579582451}} The Library of Congress subjects for this work are Africa, History, and Encyclopedias.

Like most encyclopedias, it is arranged alphabetically, and includes illustrations, maps, a bibliographical reference section and an index. The encyclopedia covers a variety of subjects such as economics, sociology, ethnic studies, and military science.