Table Of ContentThe historical dictionaries present essential information on a broad range of subjects,
includingAmericanandworldhistory,art,business,cities,countries,cultures,customs,
film, global conflicts, international relations, literature, music, philosophy, religion,
sports,andtheater.Writtenbyexperts,allcontainhighlyinformativeintroductoryessays
of the topic and detailed chronologies that, in some cases, cover vast historical time
periodsbutstillmanagetoheavilyfeaturemorerecentevents.
BriefA–Zentriesdescribethemainpeople,events,politics,socialissues,institutions,
and policies that make the topic unique, and entries are cross-referenced for ease of
browsing.Extensivebibliographiesaredividedintoseveralgeneralsubjectareas,provid-
ingexcellentaccesspointsforstudents,researchers,andanyonewantingtoknowmore.
Additionally, maps, photographs, and appendixes of supplemental information aid high
schoolandcollegestudentsdoingtermpapersorintroductoryresearchprojects.Inshort,
thehistoricaldictionariesaretheperfectstartingpointforanyonelookingtoresearchin
thesefields.
HISTORICALDICTIONARIESOFAFRICA
JonWoronoff,SeriesEditor
Senegal,SecondEdition,byAndrewF.ClarkandLucieColvinPhillips.1994.
ComoroIslands,byMartinOttenheimerandHarrietOttenheimer.1994.
Uganda,byM.LouisePirouet.1995.
Côted’Ivoire(TheIvoryCoast),SecondEdition,byRobertJ.Mundt.1995.
Togo,ThirdEdition,bySamuelDecalo.1996.
Tanzania,SecondEdition,byThomasP.OfcanskyandRodgerYeager.1997.
Chad,ThirdEdition,bySamuelDecalo.1997.
Tunisia,SecondEdition,byKennethJ.Perkins.1997.
EquatorialGuinea,ThirdEdition,byMaxLiniger-Goumaz.2000.
SouthAfrica,SecondEdition,byChristopherSaundersandNicholasSouthey.2000.
Swaziland,SecondEdition,byAlanR.Booth.2000.
Djibouti,byDaoudA.AlwanandYohanisMibrathu.2000.
Liberia,SecondEdition,byD.ElwoodDunn,AmosJ.Beyan,andCarlPatrickBurrowes.
2001.
Zimbabwe,ThirdEdition,byStevenC.RubertandR.KentRasmussen.2001.
Somalia,SecondEdition,byMohamedHajiMukhtar.2002.
Mozambique,SecondEdition,byMarioAzevedo,EmmanuelNnadozie,andToméMbuia
João.2003.
WesternSahara,ThirdEdition,byAnthonyG.Pazzanita.2005.
Madagascar,SecondEdition,byPhilipM.AllenandMaureenCovell.2005.
SierraLeone,NewEdition,byC.MagbailyFyle.2005.
Morocco,SecondEdition,byThomasK.ParkandAomarBoum.2006.
Gabon,ThirdEdition,byDavidE.GardinierandDouglasA.Yates.2006.
Burundi,ThirdEdition,byEllenK.Eggers.2007.
Republic of Cape Verde, Fourth Edition, by Richard A. Lobban Jr. and Paul Khalil
Saucier.2007.
Zambia,ThirdEdition,byDavidJ.Simon,JamesR.Pletcher,andBrianV.Siegel.2008.
Mali, Fourth Edition, by Pascal James Imperato, Gavin H. Imperato, and Austin C.
Imperato.2008.
Botswana,FourthEdition,byFredMorton,JeffRamsay,andPartThembaMgadla.2008.
Mauritania,ThirdEdition,byAnthonyG.Pazzanita.2009.
Nigeria,byToyinFalolaandAnnGenova.2009.
DemocraticRepublicofCongo(Zaire),ThirdEdition,byEmizetFrancoisKisanganiand
F.ScottBobb.2010.
Republic of Cameroon, Fourth Edition, by Mark Dike DeLancey, Rebecca Mbuh, and
MarkW.DeLancey.2010.
Eritrea,SecondEdition,byDanConnellandTomKillion.2011.
Angola,SecondEdition,byW.MartinJames.2011.
Malawi,FourthEdition,byOwenJ.M.Kalinga.2012.
Niger,FourthEdition,byAbdourahmaneIdrissaandSamuelDecalo.2012.
RepublicoftheCongo,FourthEdition,byJohnF.ClarkandSamuelDecalo.2012.
Namibia,SecondEdition,byVictorL.Tonchi,WilliamA.Lindeke,andJohnJ.Grotpet-
er.2012.
Benin,FourthEdition,byMathurinC.HoungnikpoandSamuelDecalo.2013.
BurkinaFaso,ThirdEdition,byLawrenceRupley,LamissaBangali,andBoureimaDi-
amitani.2013.
Sudan,FourthEdition,byRobertS.Kramer,RichardA.LobbanJr.,andCarolynFluehr-
Lobban.2013.
Ethiopia,SecondEdition,byDavidH.ShinnandThomasP.Ofcansky.2013.
Egypt,FourthEdition,byArthurGoldschmidtJr.2013.
Lesotho,SecondEdition,byScottRosenbergandRichardF.Weisfelder.2013.
RepublicofGuinea-Bissau,FourthEdition,byPeterKaribeMendyandRichardA.Lob-
banJr.2013.
Guinea, Fifth Edition, by Mohamed Saliou Camara, Thomas E. O’Toole, and Janice E.
Baker.2013.
Ghana,FourthEdition,byDavidOwusu-Ansah.2014.
Libya,FifthEdition,byRonaldBruceStJohn.2014.
Kenya,ThirdEdition,byRobertM.MaxonandThomasP.Ofcansky.2014.
Algeria,FourthEdition,byPhillipC.Naylor.2015.
Rwanda,SecondEdition,byAimableTwagilamana.2016.
TheGambia,FifthEdition,byDavidPerfect.2016.
Central African Republic, New Edition, by Richard Bradshaw and Juan Fandos-Rius.
2016.
Historical Dictionary of the
Central African Republic
New Edition
Richard Bradshaw and Juan Fandos-Rius
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