The Dictionary of Global Culture

by Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor)

From two of America's most esteemed and influential scholars comes an authoritative guide to world culture emphasizing the achievement of the non-Western world. Ranging from the Abassid Dynasty to Zydeco Music, The Dictionary of Global Culture provides a vast survey of subjects from all over the world, including entries on writers, musicians, deities, rulers, philosophies, and artistic forms. 512 pp. Media tour. National ads. 50,000 print.

Genres: Reference, History, Nonfiction, Cultural, Politics, Biography, Ethnic Studies

717 pages, Hardcover

First published December 30, 1996

About the author

Kwame Anthony Appiah, the president of the PEN American Center, is the author of The Ethics of Identity, Thinking It Through: An Introduction to Contemporary Philosophy, The Honor Code and the prize-winning Cosmopolitanism. Raised in Ghana and educated in England, he has taught philosophy on three continents and is a former professor at Princeton University and currently has a position at NYU.

Series:
* Sir Patrick Scott Mystery (as Anthony Appiah)

Reviews

[Kurt]

I've read it before and I'm reading it again. A huge eyeopener for anyone who is interested in the cultural heritage of the entire world. Brief articles on thinkers, cultural artifacts, social scientists, -isms, religions, music, artists, leaders, etc. Should be in everyone's reference section.

[Kiof]

i actually wish this was a lot less western centric. i could do without a few of the american and english authors that nearly everybody knows about. this might be the best book of its kind now, but the idea could be easily expanded and improved. but anyways, hats off for a noble cause and slightly flawed execution.

[Curtiss · Rating 3 out of 5]

Every once in a while I crack this open and read an impulsively chosen topic, usually based on some in the news.

[Jesse · Rating 5 out of 5]

brilliant book, absolutely wonderful, I cannot recommend it enough.