| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (lxxxii, 560 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Historical Dictionaries of Africa
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Historical dictionaries of Africa.
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| Note |
Lobban's name appears first on earlier editions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-557). |
| Contents |
Editor's Foreword / Jon Woronoff -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Maps -- Chronology -- Introduction -- Dictionary -- Appendix A. Governors of Portuguese Guinea, 1879-1974 -- Appendix B. Heads of State, 1973-2012 -- Appendix C. Prime Ministers, 1973-2012 -- Appendix D. First Government of Guinea-Bissau, 24 September 1973 -- Appendix E. Conselho da Revolução (Council of the Revolution), 14 November 1980 -- Appendix F. First Multiparty System Government, 26 October 1994 -- Appendix G. Agreement between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta, 1 November 1998 -- Appendix H. Government of National Unity, 3 December 1998 -- Appendix I. UN Security Council Resolution 2048, 18 May 2012, The Travel Ban List -- Appendix J. Postcoup Government of Transition, 23 May 2012 -- Appendix K. Ethnolinguistic Groups of Guinea-Bissau -- Bibliography -- About the Authors. |
| Summary |
Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa, and yet it managed to wrest its independence from Portugal back in 1973, at the cost of a long and bitter struggle against seemingly implacable odds. This was a time to be proud of, and there was also a moment about two decades ago, when it looked like a trendsetter for democracy. Since then things have gone seriously wrong, with a collapsing infrastructure, a dilapidated economy and a political stage prone to military coups d'etats. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Guinea-Bissau tells the long and sometimes unpleasant story. However, like all the country historical dictionaries, it tells it several times and in several ways. First, the chronology traces the history of what became Guinea-Bissau, and this over a period of centuries and not just decades. Then the introduction recounts that history again, providing more insight and understanding, and conveys a good idea of how things are going now. The details follow in the dictionary section with entries on important persons, places, institutions, and events among other things. And the bibliography points to further reading.--Publisher description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Guinea-Bissau -- History -- Dictionaries.
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Guinea-Bissau. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Dictionaries.
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| Subject |
Guinea-Bissau -- Bibliography.
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| Genre/Form |
Bibliographies.
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| Subject |
HISTORY -- Africa -- West. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Dictionaries.
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Bibliographies.
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| Added Author |
Lobban, Richard Andrew, Jr., 1943-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Historical dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau Lanham [Md.] : Scarecrow Press, c2013. 9780810853102 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2013012068 |
| ISBN |
9780810880276 ebook |
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081088027X |
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9780810853102 cloth alkaline paper |
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0810853108 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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