Historical Dictionary Of Benin

Author : Mathurin C. Houngnikpo,Samuel Decalo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810871717

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Historical Dictionary of Benin by Mathurin C. Houngnikpo,Samuel Decalo Pdf

Benin is now perceived of as a model of democracy in Africa because it has successfully established a democratic political system based on consensus and regular and fair elections, and it continues to improve its electoral and parliamentary systems. Since its democracy it has taken important steps towards laying the foundation for the rule of law by establishing stable political institutions that can withstand the test of time. It has also engaged in an important legal, institutional, and regulatory reform to establish a more favorable environment for private initiative. The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Benin covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 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 Benin.

Author : Samuel Decalo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105018226196

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Historical Dictionary of Benin by Samuel Decalo Pdf

Traces the dominant historical, social, economic, and political features of Benin, and outlines the biographies of some of the most important personalities who have played a role in the Beninois public scene.

Author : Jennifer C. Seely,Samuel Decalo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538122785

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Historical Dictionary of Togo by Jennifer C. Seely,Samuel Decalo Pdf

Togo’s history from precolonial times to the present is one of a struggle for identity and leadership. A territory relatively untouched by neighboring pre-colonial empires was colonized by both the Germans and the French, and even before independence Togo was shaped by the struggle for political control by prominent families. Since the 1990s, widespread political movements have striven to unseat the ruling Gnassingbé family, in power for more than 50 years, only to be repressed by the military or thwarted at the ballot box. Economically more prosperous compared to many of the other countries in the West African region, Togo has diversified its economy from an early dependence on phosphates, and has navigated trade and foreign relations remarkably well for a country of only 7 million people, with a territory less than a quarter the size of neighboring Ghana. With at least 30 ethnic groups and wide array of languages, religions and cultural traditions, Togo is representative of the rich diversity of contemporary Africa, and a vibrant illustration of the dual quest for development and democracy that characterizes the West African region. The fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Togo contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced dictionary 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 Togo.

Author : Abdourahmane Idrissa,Samuel Decalo
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810870901

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Historical Dictionary of Niger by Abdourahmane Idrissa,Samuel Decalo Pdf

The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Niger covers the history of the peoples of the Republic of Niger from medieval times to the present. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries covering elements of pre-colonial and colonial history, recent politics, cinema, literature, religion, economics, and finance. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Niger.

Author : Toyin Falola,Ann Genova
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810863163

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Historical Dictionary of Nigeria by Toyin Falola,Ann Genova Pdf

Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has undergone tremendous change shaped by political instability, rapid population growth, and economic turbulence. The Historical Dictionary of Nigeria introduces Nigeria's rich and complex history. Readers will find a wealth of information on important contemporary issues like AIDS, human rights, petroleum, and faith-based conflict.

Author : Samuel Decalo
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Benin
ISBN : UCAL:B3451666

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Historical Dictionary of Dahomey (People's Republic of Benin) by Samuel Decalo Pdf

Author : Rahmane Idrissa
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538120156

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Historical Dictionary of Niger by Rahmane Idrissa Pdf

Niger is a crossroad, the gate to the outside for West Africans, and the port of entry into West Africa for cross-Saharan tidings and travelers. It remained for centuries the largely uncontrolled periphery of the large empires of the western Sudan and the market cities of the central Sudan. In these two ways, the land forged a very distinctive identity, a fluid blend of diverse communities which make up a nation of marginal cosmopolitans – a paradox illuminated in this book. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of Niger contains a chronology, an introduction, 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 resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Niger.

Author : Mario J. Azevedo,Samuel Decalo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538114377

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Historical Dictionary of Chad by Mario J. Azevedo,Samuel Decalo Pdf

Having achieved its independence from France in 1960, Chad has run into a serious crises of national building, which have continued to haunt it to the present day, making it one of the poorest and most politically unstable countries on the globe. Chad is a country with sharp geographic and climatic contrasts that puzzle and fascinate the visitor, displaying first a monotonous but majestic portion of the Saharan Desert in the north, punctuated by plains and high altitudes displayed by the Tibesti mountains, where the highest point, Emi Koussi, reaches 11,204 ft.; the middle Central Sahelian zone, where pastoral transhumance lifestyle predominates but where and nut cultivation and harvesting is possible; and an endowed southern tropical zone where the forest and the savanna meet, blessed by several long-running rivers, most notably, the Logone and the Chari that empty their waters into centuries-old Lake Chad. Even though things in Chad seem to have improved during the past 10 years, most observers agree that the path to peace, reconstruction, and economic progress is still long and arduous. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Chad contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1300 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 Chad.

Author : Thomas O'Toole,Janice E. Baker
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810865457

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Historical Dictionary of Guinea by Thomas O'Toole,Janice E. Baker Pdf

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 : Samuel Decalo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Guizotia abyssinica
ISBN : OCLC:20130719

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Historical Dictionary of Niger by Samuel Decalo Pdf

Author : Richard Bradshaw,Juan Fandos-Rius
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 817 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879928

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Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic by Richard Bradshaw,Juan Fandos-Rius Pdf

The Central African Republic (CAR) came into existence on 1 December 1958 as a semi-autonomous member state of the Communauté (French Community), meaning that France still controlled its currency, defense, foreign affairs and national security. The history of the CAR can be interpreted in radically different ways. One the one hand the people of Central Africa have suffered enormously at the hands of slave traders, concessionary companies, French colonialists and African rulers, and their country remains largely ‘undeveloped.’ On the other most Central Africans have retained free use of land on which they grow crops and from which they extract numerous valuable resources. Their way of life is in the long run perhaps more sustainable than those of the ‘experts’ who come to assist them. The theme of essential continuity in the history of the CAR is as important, if not more important in the long run, than the themes of violent change, exploitation, and enduring dependence. Deep roots of continuity provide a surprising stability in the face of dramatic and often very painful change on the surface. The Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1200 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 Central African Republic.

Author : Pierre Kalck
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0810849135

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Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic by Pierre Kalck Pdf

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 : Daoud Aboubaker Alwan,Yohanis Mibrathu
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0810838737

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Historical Dictionary of Djibouti by Daoud Aboubaker Alwan,Yohanis Mibrathu Pdf

Established as a country a little more than a century ago, born as an independent republic in June 1977, Djibouti is among the youngest as well as the smallest states in Africa. Yet its strategic location at the crossroads of the maritime trade routes between Africa, Asia and Europe turned this tiny spot on the world map into a vital player in twentieth century geopolitics. This historical dictionary has been conceived not as a history book but as a reading grid for the major historical items that are still molding the country's social, political and economic life.

Author : Emizet Francois Kisangani,Scott F. Bobb
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810863255

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Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Emizet Francois Kisangani,Scott F. Bobb Pdf

The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo looks back at the nearly 48 years of independence, over a century of colonial rule, and even earlier kingdoms and groups that shared the territory. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 800 cross-referenced dictionary entries on civil wars, mutinies, notable people, places, events, and cultural practices.

Author : John Frank Clark,Samuel Decalo
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810849198

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Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo by John Frank Clark,Samuel Decalo Pdf

Previously published as: Historical dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo / by Emizet Franocois Kisangani and F. Scott Bobb. 2010.