African States and Rulers
Now in its third edition, this is a bigger (more than 11,000 entries), updated (through late summer 2005) version of the 1989 original covering the enormous kaleidoscope of changing political boundaries, names, and rulers of Africa.This exhaustive reference allows the user quickly to determine what happened in or to each country and when-changes of names, political systems, rulers, and so on. The term "state" is loosely defined to embrace, throughout the history of Africa, any area of land...
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Now in its third edition, this is a bigger (more than 11,000 entries), updated (through late summer 2005) version of the 1989 original covering the enormous kaleidoscope of changing political boundaries, names, and rulers of Africa. This exhaustive reference allows the user quickly to determine what happened in or to each country and when-changes of names, political systems, rulers, and so on. The term "state" is loosely defined to embrace, throughout the history of Africa, any area of land with recognized borders and evidence of a continuing governmental structure, almost always with a capital city. Entries give official name of country, dates during which it went by that name, location, capital, alternate names including cross-references to previous and later incarnations, and a list of rulers with dates of power when known. A new table details AIDS in the African states. Booknews An extensively cross-referenced encyclopedia on the kaleidoscope of changing boundaries, names, and rulers on the continent. Stewart defines state as any area of land throughout the history of Africa with recognized borders and evidence of a continuing governmental structure, almost always with a capital city. He includes the official name of the country, dates during which it went by that name, location, capital, alternate names, rulers with their dates of power when known. He has updated his 1989 first edition through late fall 1998. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
AcknowledgmentsviiPrefacexiAn Overview of African Geopolitical History1The States and Rulers5A Chronology241Appendix AThe Modern Countries with Their Historical Constituents297Appendix BThe Colonial Powers' Holdings301Appendix CDates of Admission into the United Nations304Bibliography305Index of Places and Persons309Index of Rulers315
\ BooknewsAn extensively cross-referenced encyclopedia on the kaleidoscope of changing boundaries, names, and rulers on the continent. Stewart defines state as any area of land throughout the history of Africa with recognized borders and evidence of a continuing governmental structure, almost always with a capital city. He includes the official name of the country, dates during which it went by that name, location, capital, alternate names, rulers with their dates of power when known. He has updated his 1989 first edition through late fall 1998. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
