Historical Dictionary Of South Africa

Author : Christopher Saunders,Peter Limb
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 567 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538130261

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Historical Dictionary of South Africa by Christopher Saunders,Peter Limb Pdf

As the most influential and powerful country on the entire continent of Africa, an understanding of South Africa’s past and its present trends is crucial in appreciating where South Africans are going to, and from where they have come. South Africa changed dramatically in 1994 when apartheid was dismantled, and it became a democratic state. Since 2000, when the previous edition appeared, further big changes occurred, with the rise of new political leaders and of a new black middle class. There were also serious problems in governance, in public health, and the economy, but with a remarkable popular resilience too. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of South Africa contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 600 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about South Africa.

Author : Christopher C. Saunders,Nicholas Southey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105028497134

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Historical Dictionary of South Africa by Christopher C. Saunders,Nicholas Southey Pdf

This easy-to-use edition not only provides an update of the 'new' South Africa, but expands on South Africa's complicated history as well, covering the period of British domination, problems with the Boers and the British, and the peopling of the region by Africans. Mary-Lynn Suttie of the Library of the University of South Africa has revised the bibliography for this edition. A comprehensive resource that covers history, politics, the economy, society and culture, this dictionary will appeal to the librarian, scholar, and student.

Author : Bizeck Jube Phiri,Thokozile Shaba
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 627 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538146026

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Historical Dictionary of Zambia by Bizeck Jube Phiri,Thokozile Shaba Pdf

Historical Dictionary of Zambia, Fourth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture.

Author : Fred Morton,Jeff Ramsay,Part Themba Mgadla
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 509 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810864047

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Historical Dictionary of Botswana by Fred Morton,Jeff Ramsay,Part Themba Mgadla Pdf

The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Botswana_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 : Naomi Musiker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Johannesburg (South Africa)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105073475803

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A Concise Historical Dictionary of Greater Johannesburg by Naomi Musiker Pdf

Author : Victor Tonchi,William A. Lindeke,John J. Grotpeter
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810853980

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Historical Dictionary of Namibia by Victor Tonchi,William A. Lindeke,John J. Grotpeter Pdf

On March 21, 1990, Sam Nujoma was sworn in as the first president of independent Namibia. This ceremony marked the end of a struggle that lasted more than two decades and a period of colonialism that lasted more than a century. Finally, after decades long wars over grazing in the 19th century, genocidal colonial suppression by Germany at the beginning of the 20th century, repressive apartheid racialism throughout the 20th century, and a prolonged armed liberation struggle, Namibians had the chance to choose their own leaders, develop a democratic political process in a free society, and to bring economic development and greater equity to their country. The Historical Dictionary of Namibia covers the history of Namibia through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has several hundred 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 Namibia.

Author : Barry Morton,Jeff Ramsay
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538111338

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Historical Dictionary of Botswana by Barry Morton,Jeff Ramsay Pdf

The death of Botswana’s last founding father, Sir Ketumile Quett Masire, in June 2017, marked the end of an era. Since the release of the Fourth Edition of Historical Dictionary of Botswana in 2008, Botswana has gone through its most turbulent and divided decade to date. Throughout September 2016, when Botswana celebrated its 50th anniversary of independence, all the successes of the Seretse and Masire era were sources of massive national pride. Botswana had expanded provisions of electricity, water, education, and health services to almost all of its people and become a model nation that owned its natural resources and plowed the profits back into the nation’s development. Despite these successes, Botswana has a high unemployment rate (about 20 percent) and a much larger cohort of the underemployed. This fifth edition of Historical Dictionary of Botswana contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and more than 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities and aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Botswana.

Author : Christopher C. Saunders,Nicholas Southey
Publisher : New Africa Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : South Africa
ISBN : 0864864965

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A Dictionary of South African History by Christopher C. Saunders,Nicholas Southey Pdf

Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of this wide-ranging, authoritative and user-friendly dictionary incorporates the major events, personalities and processes that have shaped the history of South Africa.

Author : Kathleen Sheldon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-03-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442262935

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Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa by Kathleen Sheldon Pdf

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Women in Sub-Saharan Africa contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and a bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on individual African women in history, politics, religion, and the arts; on important events, organizations, and publications.

Author : Penny Silva,Rhodes University. Dictionary Unit for South African English
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996-09-01
Category : English language
ISBN : 019571475X

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Dictionary of South Africa English Historical Principles by Penny Silva,Rhodes University. Dictionary Unit for South African English Pdf

Provides a historical record of the development of English in a multi-lingual and multicultural society.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 825 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:917244601

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A Dictionary of South African English on Historical Principles by Anonim Pdf

Author : Pascal James Imperato,Gavin H. Imperato
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 555 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810864023

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Historical Dictionary of Mali by Pascal James Imperato,Gavin H. Imperato Pdf

Mali is currently the seventh largest country in Africa. It shares borders with Mauritania and Senegal in the west, Algeria in the north, Guinea and Ivory Coast in the south, and Burkina Faso and Niger in the east. After decades of dictatorship, in 1992, a new democratic constitution was adopted and today Mali is one of the most politically and socially stable countries in Africa. While Mali still has a long way to go with their economy_they are considered to be among the 10 poorest countries in the world_they continue to make progress and their increase in cereal and gold production are steps in the right direction. The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of Mali, through its chronology, bibliography, introductory essay, and over 500 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects, provides an important reference on this African country.

Author : E. J. Verwey
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0796916489

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New Dictionary of South African Biography by E. J. Verwey Pdf

This series of publications aims to fill the gaps in our history, highlighting in particular the significant roles played by black leaders form all walks of life.

Author : David John Simon,Jim Pletcher,Brian V. Siegel
Publisher : Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015073880489

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Historical Dictionary of Zambia by David John Simon,Jim Pletcher,Brian V. Siegel Pdf

In many respects, Zambia is an African success story. From a territory whose borders were drawn with minimal attention either to the ethnic geography of the day or to natural features that combined (and sometimes divided) dozens of distinct ethnic groups, rose a nation with a long record of peace that has enjoyed decades of constitutional rule, and even, in recent years, an increasingly competitive democracy. Perhaps most improbably, the country has forged a national identity. Unfortunately, peace, constitutionalism, democracy, and nationhood constantly face challenges, such as in the elections of 2006 when the ugly language of ethnic confrontation found renewed currency. Moreover, Zambia's economic record and prospects have been on the decline. After over four decades, per capita incomes are lower than they were at the dawn of independence, and 95 percent of its people live on less that $2 per day. Despite repeated efforts to diversify the economy, copper exports and foreign assistance are the main sources of the vast majority of Zambia's foreign exchange earnings. And most devastating at all, the AIDS pandemic has already lowered the average life expectancy below 40. For a country one might regard as "heading in the right direction," Zambia has a long way to go. The third edition of Historical Dictionary of Zambia, through its chronology, introductory essay, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects, provides an important reference on this African country.

Author : Christopher C. Saunders
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : South Africa
ISBN : STANFORD:36105070221879

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An Illustrated Dictionary of South African History by Christopher C. Saunders Pdf