Author: C. Magbaily Fyle
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Keywords: historical, dictionaries, africa, african, leone, dictionary, sierra
Number of Pages: 344
Published: 2006-03-27
List price: $82.50
ISBN-10: 0810853396
ISBN-13: 9780810853393

This new edition is based primarily on recent research on the country, but covers the earliest known inhabitants, the colonial era, and the period of independence including the very confusing turmoil of the recent past. The chronology briefly traces its history and the introduction provides an essential overview of all the recent developments in the country. Hundreds of cross-referenced entries describe significant leaders, events, political parties and movements, ethnic groups, and related political, economic, and social aspects. A bibliography is included to facilitate further research.

Author: Thomas P. Ofcansky
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Keywords: historical, dictionaries, africa, ethiopia, dictionary, african
Number of Pages: 696
Published: 2004-03-29
List price: $121.00
ISBN-10: 0810849100
ISBN-13: 9780810849105

An easily accessible reference guide for Ethiopian historical events, important persons, geographical locations, ethnic groups, key issues, and common ephemera, containing numerous cross-references for related items and those known by more than one name.

Author: Janice E. Baker
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Keywords: historical, dictionaries, africa, guinea, dictionary, african
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2005-03-16
List price: $84.70
ISBN-10: 0810846349
ISBN-13: 9780810846340

An indispensable reference tool for the research community in the Republic of Guinea (Conakry) and for the next generation of outside scholars, this edition offers an introductory narrative accounting of Guineas political and economic history, a chronology that spans the earliest known history of the area to the present day Republic of Guinea, more than dictionary entries covering the personalities and events that made contemporary Guinea, and an extensive bibliography of current publications.

Author: Anthony G. Pazzanita
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Keywords: historical, dictionaries, africa, mauritania, dictionary, african
Number of Pages: 648
Published: 2008-10-23
List price: $143.00
ISBN-10: 0810855968
ISBN-13: 9780810855960

The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mauritania_through its chronology, introductory essay, maps, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, institutions, and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects_provides an important reference on Mauritania.

Author: Arnold Hughes
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Keywords: historical, dictionaries, africa, gambia, dictionary, african
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2008-09-11
List price: $93.50
ISBN-10: 0810858258
ISBN-13: 9780810858251

The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of The Gambia¥through its chronology, introductory essay, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, institutions, and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects¥provides an important reference on this burgeoning African country.

Author: W. Martin James
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Keywords: historical, dictionaries, africa, angola, dictionary, african
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2004-05-27
List price: $79.20
ISBN-10: 0810849402
ISBN-13: 9780810849402

Angola is a large and populous African country, well endowed with natural resources such as petroleum and diamonds, but a country whose people have experienced long and destructive domination and civil war, resulting in tremendous political, economic, and social struggle. Now, however, Angola is at peace and making progress, and this Dictionary presents the history of this land and its people, and its potential for the future through more than 500 entries. This resource features a detailed chronology of the significant events that have taken place throughout the centuries; an extensive list

Author: Phillip C. Naylor
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Keywords: historical, dictionaries, africa, algeria, dictionary, african
Number of Pages: 640
Published: 2006-09-05
List price: $132.00
ISBN-10: 081085340X
ISBN-13: 9780810853409

Algeria is in its greatest crisis since independence. In the expanded introduction to the second edition of "The Hisorical Dictionary of Algeria", Profesor Phillip C. Naylor attributes the current tumult to the nation’s inability to reconcile its social and historical legacies. This timely publication will enable students from secondary to graduate levels to explore Algeria’s history from prehistoric to contemporary times. "The Historical Dictionary of Algeria" is an enlarged and updated resource highlighted by new and augmented entries, maps, and appendices. The glossary and list