Economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights are now receiving increased attention. But not enough has been done to consider fully and systematically the ESC rights of minorities and indigenous peoples. This guide aims to bridge this gap. It provides an overview of ESC rights and how these can be applied to minorities and indigenous peoples. Bib, apps, 124pp, UK. MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP.

A three volume, A Z encyclopaedia with some 600 essay entries providing a quick and clearly written introduction to minority groups and the concepts surrounding them. The four main categories are Minorities, Topics, Biography and Countries. African interest entries include Chinua Achebe, Afar, affirmative action, Africa: a continent of minorities?, African Americans, Africans in Europe, Afrikaners, Afro Brazilians, Afro Caribbeans, Afro Cubans, Afro Latin Americans, afrocentricity, Algeria, Muhammad Ali, Americo Liberians, Angola, apartheid, Arabs in North Africa, Bantu, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Benin, Berbers, Bilingualism, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, caste and minority status, Aime Cesaire, civil rights movements, colonialism, Congo, Congo Republic, Coptic Christians, Cote d'Ivoire, critical race theory, F.W. De Klerk, W.E.B. Du Bois, education rights, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethnic conflict, ethnicity, Ewe, Falasha, Franz Fanon, Louis Farrakhan, Fulani, Gabon, The Gambia, Gandhi, John Garang, Marcus Garvey, gender and minority status, genocide, Ghana, globalization and minority cultures, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Stuart Hall, Hausa, Herero, human and minority rights organizations, imperialism, integration, the internet and minorities. 1900pp, UK. ROUTLEDGE.

Turns the spotlight on 14 endangered cultures as examples of how diverse peoples cope with dramatic transformations. Includes chapters on The Bisa of Zambia, The Eritreans and Ethiopians, the Afghans, The Bedouin of South Sinai, Egypt, The Nuba of Sudan, The Ogoni of Nigeria, The Okavango Delta Peoples of Botswana, The Rwandese, The Somali of the Horn of Africa, The Tuareg and The Ugandans. BNS, 328pp, USA. GREENWOOD PUBLISHING GROUP.

A global history of the indigenous peoples of the world. Includes short descriptions of a variety of peoples such as the San of Southern Africa, the Okiek of Kenya and the Aka of Central Africa. Subsequent chapters discuss issues including globalisation, ecological imperialism, Christianity, war and human rights. Index, bib, notes, x, 297pp, UK. PALGRAVE.

IWGIA's annual handbook on the indigenous world is essential reading for anyone interested in indigenous peoples' situation throughout the world. With contributions from indigenous and non-indigenous scholars and activists the new edition of IWGIA's yearbook provides: an overview of the present situation and recent developments that have impacted on indigenous peoples in Asia, Africa, the Arctic, the Pacific and the Americas; updated information on international human rights work concerning indigenous peoples and movement. 594pp, DENMARK. IWGIA.

Provides basic information about the nature of the new UN permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. 104pp, DANEMARK. IWGIA, 8790730755

The book analyses the precarious human rights situation of indigenous peoples in Africa. Special emphasis is put on analysing violations of rights to land and productive resources, experiences of discrimination, denial of justice, violations of cultural rights, denial of constitutional, legislative and political recognition and marginalisation from social services. TEXT IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH. Apps, 256pp, DENMARK. IWGIA. 8790730828