African States and Rulers, 3d ed.

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Now in its third edition, this is a bigger (more than 11,000 entries), updated version of the 1989 original covering the enormous kaleidoscope of changing political boundaries, names, and rulers of Africa.This exhaustive reference allows the user quickly to determine what happened in or to each country and when--changes of names, political systems, rulers, and so on. The term "state" is loosely defined to embrace, throughout the history of Africa, any area of land with recognized borders and evidence of a continuing governmental structure, almost always with a capital city.Entries give official name of country, dates during which it went by that name, location, capital, alternate names including cross-references to previous and later incarnations, and a list of rulers with dates of power when known. A new table details AIDS in the African states.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-05-09
Mått:178 x 254 x 22 mm
Vikt:726 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:431
Upplaga:3
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786495641

Utforska kategorier

Konstitution: stat och regering inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

The late John Stewart was the author of nonfiction books on a variety of topics including African states and rulers, Antarctica, the British Empire, Moons of the solar system, Italian movies, Broadway musicals, the British circus, Lord Byron, and the flight of the Confederate government from Richmond. Winner of numerous reference book awards, he lived in West Jefferson, North Carolina.

Recensioner i media

“the most in-depth treatment of Africa’s changing political boundaries and heads of state”—Booklist; “Stewart’s organization and his index…make his work indispensable”—Library Journal; “considerable detail...useful”—ARBA; “the most complete record to date...the source to turn to”—Wilson Library Bulletin; “good source for political facts...recommended”—Catholic Library World.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface An Overview of African Geopolitical History The States and Rulers A Chronology Appendix A: The Modern Countries with Their Historical Constituents Appendix B: The Colonial Powers’ Holdings Appendix C: Dates of Admission into the United Nations Bibliography Index of Places and Persons Index of Rulers