Africa South of the Sahara 2021,Used

Product DescriptionThe definitive onevolume guide to all subSaharan African countries, providing invaluable economic, political, statistical and directory data.General SurveyThoroughly revised and updated analytical articles written by experts on the region and covering both continentwide and subregional issues.Country SurveysIndividual chapters on every country incorporating:essays on the physical and social geography, recent history and economiesan extensive statistical survey of economic indicatorsa full directory containing names, addresses and contact details for key areas such as the government, diplomatic representation, the media, finance, trade and industry, and defencea useful bibliography, providing sources for further research.Regional InformationDetailed information on regional organizations; commodities; research institutes; and select bibliographies of books and periodicals.Review'This is probably the best reference work available on this part of the African continent.' Reference Reviews'This edition provides a timely benchmark for the notoriously fluid sub Saharan region.' RUSI Journal'A wellbalanced, welljudged and remarkably comprehensive volume.' Times Literary Supplement'This is the most comprehensive and uptodate guide to African countries and organizations.' International Affairs'The best thing of its kind on the market.' West Africa'La pi accurata e completa radiografia economico geografica di questa parte di mondo.' Atlante Milan'Splendid annual survey.' Reference & Research Book News'A welcome addition to any library shelf.' Africa Events'Packed with information on countries from Angola to Zimbabwe ... an invaluable reference guide to the Continent.' African ReviewAbout the AuthorEuropa Publications regional publications are compiled by a team of editors and researchers, with introductory and countryspecific material provided by specialists in their field:Alexandre Abreu. Researcher, Centre of African and Development Studies, University of Lisbon, Portugal.George M. BobMilliar. Senior Lecturer, Department of History and Political Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.Sir Mervyn Brown. Former British Ambassador in Madagascar. Member, Acadmie Malgache.Anna Bruzzone. Stipendiary Lecturer in European and World History, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.Maris Castro. Researcher, Amnesty International, International Secretariat, London, United Kingdom.Tony Chafer. Professor of Contemporary French Area Studies and Director of the Centre for European and International Studies, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom.Julian Cooke. Editor of the AngloMalagasy Society Newsletter.Sylvia Croese. Research Officer, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town, South Africa.Devon E. A. Curtis. Lecturer in Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.Bjrn Dahlin van Wees. Economist specializing in subSaharan Africa.Juan FandosRius. Encyclopaedist and historian of the Central African Republic.Sheereen Fauzel. Researcher, PhD in Development Economics, University of Mauritius, Mauritius.Marie Gibert. Visiting Fellow, Centre for European and International Studies Research, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom.Solomon M. Gofie. Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.Stephen Harmon. Late Professor of History, Pittsburg State University, Kansas, USA.Abdourahmane Idrissa. Assistant Professor, African Studies Centre, Leiden University, Netherlands, and Humboldt Researcher, University of Gttingen, Germany.Michael Jennings. Senior Lecturer in International Development, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, United Kingdom.Warka Solomon Kahsay. Saint Francis Xavier University, Antogonish, Canada.Fred van der Kraaij. Economist specializing in Liberia and the Weste