Historical Dictionary of Liberia
Title | Historical Dictionary of Liberia PDF eBook |
Author | Elwood D. Dunn |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2000-12-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1461659310 |
Originally formed to harbor freed slaves and Americans returning to Africa, Liberia once was a land of hope. That was shattered by a long Civil War that shook its very foundation. Today's Liberia is glimpsed in this second edition. Building on the first edition, this updated volume focuses on the personalities, from the founders of Liberia, to the soldiers who are responsible simultaneously for destruction and the hope of stability. Along with these people, various social and ethnic groups, political parties and labor movements, economic entities and natural resources are profiled in this updated work. A new chronology of Liberia is included, and a selected bibliography suggests further readings for the scholar.
Historical Dictionary of Liberia
Title | Historical Dictionary of Liberia PDF eBook |
Author | D. Elwood Dunn |
Publisher | Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | History |
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Building on the first edition, this updated volume focuses on the personalities, from the founders of Liberia, to the soldiers who are responsible simultaneously for destruction and the hope of stability. Along with these people, various social and ethnic groups, political parties and labor movements, economic entities and natural resources are profiled in this updated work.
Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa
Title | Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Guy Arnold |
Publisher | Historical Dictionaries of War |
Pages | 544 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
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"This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Civil Wars in Africa reviews the wars that have occurred in Africa in the past half century: Algeria's struggle for independence from French colonial rule, Nigeria's fight to achieve a balanced state after the British departure, the Rwandan genocide of 1994, and the current ethnic cleansing in Darfur, to name only a few. It contains a chronology, a list of acronyms and abbreviations, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on wars, conflicts, major political and military figures, and topics such as child soldiers, mercenaries, and blood diamonds."--Jacket.
Historical Dictionary of Ghana
Title | Historical Dictionary of Ghana PDF eBook |
Author | David Owusu-Ansah |
Publisher | |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | History |
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Entries include information on the pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial institutional and political history. Individuals who have made significant contributions in the history of the country are identified either in the context of institutions in which they played roles, or they are isolated and written on. The chronology section is detail, and the bibliography section is substantial. Students and researches on Ghana will find this work as the first source of significance.
Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon
Title | Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Dike DeLancey |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 532 |
Release | 2010-05-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0810873990 |
Cameroon is a country endowed with a variety of climates and agricultural environments, numerous minerals, substantial forests, and a dynamic population. It is a country that should be a leader of Africa. Instead, we find a country almost paralyzed by corruption and poor management, a country with a low life expectancy and serious health problems, and a country from which the most talented and highly educated members of the population are emigrating in large numbers. Although Cameroon has made economic progress since independence, it has not been able to change the dependent nature of its economy. The economic situation combined with the dismal record of its political history, indicate that prospects for political stability, justice, and prosperity are dimmer than they have been for most of the country's independent existence. The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon has been updated to reflect advances in the study of Cameroon's history as well as to provide coverage of the years since the last edition. It relates the turbulent history of Cameroon through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Cameroon history from the earliest times to the present.
Historical Dictionary of Eritrea
Title | Historical Dictionary of Eritrea PDF eBook |
Author | Dan Connell |
Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
Pages | 689 |
Release | 2010-10-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0810875055 |
The history of Eritrea is told in this reference through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant persons, events, places, organizations, and other aspects of Eritrea's history from the earliest times to the present. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Eritrea.
Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast)
Title | Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast) PDF eBook |
Author | Cyril K. Daddieh |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 717 |
Release | 2016-02-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0810873893 |
Côte d’Ivoire remains one of the most intriguing countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It appeared well on its way to becoming a model of development under its single political party and charismatic founding father, Félix Houphouët-Boigny, when it fell on hard economic times in the 1980s. Poor management of the socio-economic challenges by Houphouët-Boigny’s successors produced disastrous political consequences, including unprecedented political violence, the first-ever successful military coup, and two civil wars, culminating in former President Laurent Gbagbo being sent to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague to stand trial for war crimes. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast) contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the Cote d'Ivoire.