A Political and Economic Dictionary of Africa

ISBN-13: 9781857432138 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 536 str.

David Seddon; Daniel Seddon-Daines

Opis

This invaluable dictionary provides an essential guide to the politics and economics of the African continent. Each individual entry provides clear and concise information, and entries are fully cross-referenced to enhance the book's usability. Organizations listed include contact details wherever possible.
Key features:
* Provides authoritative up-to-date information on a region which is changing fast, and for which reliable data is often hard to locate
* Each country's recent history and economy are described and analysed in separate essays
Entries include:
Apartheid
Central African Republic
Christianity
Colonialism
Development Aid
Genocide
Great Lakes
International Monetary Fund
Languages
Mining
Nelson Mandela
Tobacco
Uganda
The 54 countries covered comprise:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cô te d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sã o Tomé and Prí ncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Spanish North Africa (Ceuta and Melilla), Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Spis treści

Chapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 J; Chapter 11 K; Chapter 12 L; Chapter 13 M; Chapter 14 N; Chapter 15 O; Chapter 16 P; Chapter 17 Q; Chapter 18 R; Chapter 19 S; Chapter 20 T; Chapter 21 U; Chapter 22 V; Chapter 23 W; Chapter 24 X; Chapter 25 Y; Chapter 26 Z;

O autorze

David Seddon, Daniel Seddon-Daines