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Author: Max Liniger-Goumaz
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 282
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Revised and enlarged edition of a general work which provides hard-to-find information on leading persons, places, events, political parties, and liberation movements before and after independence. Historical entries go from prehistory to the beginning of 1988; with bibliography, chronology, and a l
Author: Thomas O'Toole
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2005-03-16
Total Pages: 358
ISBN-13: 0810865459
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Thoroughly updated and extensively revised, this 4th edition provides a very solid and substantial guide to a better understanding of this richly endowed but poorly understood nation. Students and others seeking information about the country will find an introductory narrative accounting of Guinea's political and economic history, a chronology that spans the earliest known history of the area to the present day Republic of Guinea, 400 dictionary entries covering the personalities and events that made contemporary Guinea, and an extensive bibliography of current publications.
Author: Peter Karibe Mendy
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2013-10-17
Total Pages: 643
ISBN-13: 081088027X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa, and yet it managed to wrest its independence from Portugal back in 1973, at the cost of a long and bitter struggle against seemingly implacable odds. This was a time to be proud of, and there was also a moment about two decades ago, when it looked like a trendsetter for democracy. Since then things have gone seriously wrong, with a collapsing infrastructure, a dilapidated economy and a political stage prone to military coups d’etats. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Guinea-Bissau tells the long and sometimes unpleasant story. However, like all the country historical dictionaries, it tells it several times and in several ways. First, the chronology traces the history of what became Guinea-Bissau, and this over a period of centuries and not just decades. Then the introduction recounts that history again, providing more insight and understanding, and conveys a good idea of how things are going now. The details follow in the dictionary section with entries on important persons, places, institutions, and events among other things. And the bibliography points to further reading.
Author: Thomas O'Toole
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 1995-09-01
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780810830059
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas O'Toole
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 240
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Historical, biographical, statistical and bibliographical information on Guinea, Africa and its leaders.
Author: Pierre Kalck
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780810849136
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic, Third Edition, fills the gap in the literature about a country for which very little information exists in English, covering events that have taken place since the publication of the last edition in 1992. Substantial new material covers the persons, events, institutions, and parties that have played a significant role in the history of the Central African Republic. A list of acronyms and abbreviations, an extensive chronology, and an introductory essay complement the more than 800 dictionary entries. The bibliography profiles the available literature, and provides numerous journal articles and websites as sources of current events and developments.
Author: Richard Andrew Lobban
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Published: 1997
Total Pages: 456
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A reference on the west African country updated to encompass events and new scholarship during the eight years since the second edition. Considers the Guinean economy, foreign and domestic politics, Crioulo culture, the 1991 multi-party elections in Cape Verde that had a great influence on Guinea- Bissau, the social structure, arts and music, demography, health, ecology, and other aspects. A chronology, maps, and a battery of appendices are also included. Mendy is a Guinean scholar and Lobban one of the few Americans to have visited the country during the fight against Portuguese colonization. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author: Douglas A. Yates
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-12-28
Total Pages: 641
ISBN-13: 1538110121
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Gabon brings up to date the political affairs of the country, since the accession to power of Ali Bongo, eldest son of Omar Bongo, the former president-for-life, who died in 2009 after the publication of the third edition. Themes of “continuity” and “change” are present throughout the entries, not only as the Bongo family continues its half century of dynastic rule (there are a dozen Bongos in this new edition), but as the rare primeval tropical rainforests continue to dominate the landscape yet are menaced by destructive logging and palm oil plantations, and as this former French colony after independence continues to collaborate with the French African sphere of influence yet seeks new partners from America and Asia (China, Singapore), and as the country’s numerous ethnic groups perpetuate a multicultural mosaic that is nevertheless threatened by globalization of communications and cultural convergence. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Gabon contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Gabon.
Author: David E. Gardinier
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 296
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard Andrew Lobban
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 250
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