Historical Dictionary of Cote d'Ivoire (The Ivory Coast)

Cyril K. Daddieh is professor and director of graduate studies in the department of political science at Miami University of Ohio. He specializes in the political economies and foreign policies of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana.

After two editions written by the late Robert J. Mundt, Daddieh takes on the task with this third edition. The author expands the work by several hundred pages and many more entries, and includes an extensive chronology, subject-based bibliography, and a thorough introduction to assist the reader in contextualizing the material. In addition to the precolonial, colonial, and postcolonial history of Côte d'Ivoire, this revision covers the country's long struggle with political and civil strife following the death of Félix Houphouët-Boigny in 1993, who ruled the nation for more than three decades after independence. Thoroughly detailed, well-written, and insightful entries treat the political and social upheaval and the consequences resulting from various coups and civil wars, as well as attempts at peace, Ivoirian reconciliation, and economic stabilization. Occasionally, new editions...can be skipped; not this one. It is a significant update that features information on the important individuals, places, organizations, and events during the most turbulent period in the nation's history.Summing Up:Highly recommended. All libraries. All levels.

• Editor’s Foreword (Jon Woronoff)AcknowledgmentsReaders’ NoteAcronyms and Abbreviations MapsChronologyTable 1: Production Statistics of Some Major Staple Foods and Export CropsIntroductionTHE DICTIONARYAppendix A: Governors of Côte d’Ivoire, 1893-1960Appendix B: Heads of State of Independent Côte d’Ivoire, 1960-presentAppendix C: Prime Ministers of Independent Côte d’Ivoire, 1990-presentBibliographyAbout the Author