Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

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Scarecrow Press, 1997 - History - 412 pages
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

Contents

Historical Chronology of GuineaBissau
1
The Dictionary
65
Bibliography
319
Appendices
383
About the Authors
411
Copyright

About the author (1997)

Richard Lobban is Professor of Anthropology and the Director of the Program of African and Afro-American Studies at Rhode Island College. He is author of the Historical Dictionary of the Sudan (Scarecrow, 1992). Peter Karibe Mendy is Deputy Director of Guinea-Bissau's Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa, and Coordinator of its Center for the Study of Contemporary History.

Bibliographic information

TitleHistorical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
Issue 22 of African historical dictionaries
Volume 22 of G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
Volume 22 of Historical Dictionaries of Africa Series
AuthorsRichard Andrew Lobban, Peter Karibe Michael Mendy, Peter Michael Karibe Mendy
Edition3, illustrated
PublisherScarecrow Press, 1997
ISBN0810832267, 9780810832268
Length412 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Africa / General
History / Africa / West
History / Reference
Social Science / Reference
  
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