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Historical Dictionary of Equatorial Guinea
Max Liniger-Goumaz
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Equatorial Guinea
hardcover. This study is presented in an easy-to-use format that gathers information from pre-history to the current political regime and provides concise entries on important people, significant events and places, political parties, and liberation movements, both before and after independence Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 616 pages, map, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFJQ; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 146 x 38. Weight in Grams: 817.
The third edition of this standard reference work brings the history of Equatorial Guinea into the second Nguemist dictatorship, which began with the August 1979 coup of Obiang Nguema. It explains the continuity of the Nguema dynasty, marked by violence, disregard for human rights, nepotism, corruption, drug trafficking, and the confiscation of oil profits by high ranking members of the Clan of Mongomo. This edition also adds essential detail to the Report on Human Rights Practices that was submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, January 30, 1998.
The third edition of this standard reference work brings the history of Equatorial Guinea into the second Nguemist dictatorship, which began with the August 1979 coup of Obiang Nguema. It explains the continuity of the Nguema dynasty, marked by violence, disregard for human rights, nepotism, corruption, drug trafficking, and the confiscation of oil profits by high ranking members of the Clan of Mongomo. This edition also adds essential detail to the Report on Human Rights Practices that was submitted to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, January 30, 1998.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
616
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Number of Pages
616
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810833944
SKU
V9780810833944
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About Max Liniger-Goumaz
Max Liniger-Goumaz, Ph.D., is an international expert and consultant on Africa, who has worked all over the continent since 1962 and is a writer on African and European issues. In 1983 he was awarded the W. Huber Prize by the Societe de Geographie of Paris for his work.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Equatorial Guinea
Liniger-Goumaz, who knows a great deal about Equatorial Guinea, performs a real service by gathering otherwise very disperse sources in this work.
International Journal of African Historical Studies
This book is a very important contribution to scholarship on Equatorial Guinea...It serves as an extremely useful reference on the murky contemporary politics in the country as well as an ... Read more
International Journal of African Historical Studies
This book is a very important contribution to scholarship on Equatorial Guinea...It serves as an extremely useful reference on the murky contemporary politics in the country as well as an ... Read more