Guinea-bissau
Power, Conflict, And Renewal In A West African Nation
Joshua B. Forrest(Author)
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 10. June 1992
Book
Hardback
165 pages
978-0-86531-681-2 (ISBN)
Description
A small West African nation with bountiful resources and an extraordinary diversity of ethnic groups, Guinea Bissau was, until independence in 1974, a Portuguese colony surrounded by Franco-phone neighbours. This profile offers an overview of the country's history and culture - including precolonial peoples, the slave trade, resistance to colonial rule, and the struggle for independence - and then focuses on the political conflict and economic crisis that have characterized the post independence period.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-86531-681-2 (9780865316812)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Historical survey; politics in Guinea-Bissau; the economy of independent Guinea-Bissau; society in Guinea-Bissau; Guinea-Bissau toward the future.