Historical Dictionary of Chad |
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| Author:
| Decalo, Samuel |
| Series title: | African Historical Dictionaries Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8108-3253-4 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 1997 |
| Publisher: | Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $278.95 |
Book Description:
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One of Africa's largest yet least known countries, Chad has a rich pre-colonial heritage and a turbulent recent political history. This latest edition of the Historical Dictionary of Chad features new tables that list important statistics on its economic conditions -- principal crops, gross domestic product, public finances, and main trade partners, as well as six maps, a list of abbreviations and acronyms, and a selected chronology. Reviews of the Previous Editon: ... Will prove handy...
More DescriptionOne of Africa's largest yet least known countries, Chad has a rich pre-colonial heritage and a turbulent recent political history. This latest edition of the Historical Dictionary of Chad features new tables that list important statistics on its economic conditions -- principal crops, gross domestic product, public finances, and main trade partners, as well as six maps, a list of abbreviations and acronyms, and a selected chronology. Reviews of the Previous Editon: ... Will prove handy for researchers, historians, journalists, teachers, politicians, and economists. For English speakers, the collection is a double blessing as this is the first time such a source of information on the French speaking countries is presented to them in their own language. --WEST AFRICA Mr. Decalo is eminently qualified....especially impressive.... presents excellent background to the political and social history... --THE REFERENCE BOOK REVIEW