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Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
Rubert, Steven C.; Rasmussen, R. Kent
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Description for Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
Hardback. Zimbabwe, one of Africa's longer, more promising countries, has been in the news a lot recently-for all the wrong reasons. This more than justifies a third edition. Hundreds of fresh entries cover new political leaders, changing governmental, cultural, and economic developments, and scores of place name changes. Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa. Num Pages: 488 pages, map; bibliography. BIC Classification: 1HFMW; GBC; HBJH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 146 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
Zimbabwe, one of Africa's longer, more promising countries, has been in the news a lot recently-for all the wrong reasons. This more than justifies a third edition. Zimbabwe has witnessed an incredible amount of history in the relatively short span of eighteen years. The new edition of this dictionary updates the dictionary to keep it abreast of the changes in the country. Hundreds of fresh entries cover new political leaders, changing governmental, cultural, and economic developments, and scores of place name changes. There were also corrections to existing entries and an expanded bibliography.
Zimbabwe, one of Africa's longer, more promising countries, has been in the news a lot recently-for all the wrong reasons. This more than justifies a third edition. Zimbabwe has witnessed an incredible amount of history in the relatively short span of eighteen years. The new edition of this dictionary updates the dictionary to keep it abreast of the changes in the country. Hundreds of fresh entries cover new political leaders, changing governmental, cultural, and economic developments, and scores of place name changes. There were also corrections to existing entries and an expanded bibliography.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810834712
SKU
V9780810834712
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99-15
About Rubert, Steven C.; Rasmussen, R. Kent
Steven C. Rubert was a research associate at the University of Zimbabwe and is currently Associate Professor of History at Oregon State University. R. Kent Rasmussen has published several books on the history of Zimbabwe's Ndebele people.
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Zimbabwe
An invaluable resource with good cross-referencing and an extensive bibliography. Certainly it is a book that students of Zimbabwe should possess.
Journal of African History
Entries are well written and wide-ranging, covering everything from the aforementioned rock paintings to agriculture, ethnic groups, languages, historical figures, political parties, movements, and newspapers. Highly recommended.
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Journal of African History
Entries are well written and wide-ranging, covering everything from the aforementioned rock paintings to agriculture, ethnic groups, languages, historical figures, political parties, movements, and newspapers. Highly recommended.
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Revised to reflect ... Read more