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Historical Dictionary of Angola

Third Edition

W. Martin James

Angola, slowly recovering from a twenty-seven year civil war, is becoming a regional super-power in southern Africa. This rise can be attributed to oil, diamonds, a battle-tested armed forces and a political system that is dominated by one party – the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola – MPLA). Problems remain to be solved. The vast wealth is in the control of the elite while the vast majority of the people live on less than two dollars per day. Corruption is rife, the health and education system in shambles, landmines remain a festering problem and the opposition is intimidated and split into various factions. President Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola for almost thirty-eight years, has opted not to run for re-election in the August 2017 elections. Instead his hand-picked successor João Lourenço was elected president. Interestingly, dos Santos has not surrendered his presidency of the party.

This third edition of
Historical Dictionary of Angola contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Angola.
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 572 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-5381-1122-2 • Hardback • March 2018 • $153.00 • (£119.00)
978-1-5381-1123-9 • eBook • March 2018 • $145.00 • (£112.00)
Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa
Subjects: History / Africa / General, Reference / Dictionaries
W. Martin James is a professor of Political Science at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He has written several book and numerous articles about Angola. He served as an election monitor to the 1992 Angolan National elections and visited UNITA’s Tenth Party Congress in 2007.
Editor’s Foreword (Jon Woronoff)
Preface
Reader’s Note
Map 1: Angola. Political
Map 2: Angola. Provincial
Map 3: Angola. Southern Africa Rail Network
Map 4: Angola. Minerals
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendices
I: Selected Name-Place Changes
II: Major Angolan Leaders since Independence.
III: Provincial Capitals and Population – 2014
IV: Angola’s National Public Holidays………
Bibliography
About the Author

Historical Dictionary of Angola

Third Edition

Cover Image
Hardback
eBook
Summary
Summary
  • Angola, slowly recovering from a twenty-seven year civil war, is becoming a regional super-power in southern Africa. This rise can be attributed to oil, diamonds, a battle-tested armed forces and a political system that is dominated by one party – the Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola – MPLA). Problems remain to be solved. The vast wealth is in the control of the elite while the vast majority of the people live on less than two dollars per day. Corruption is rife, the health and education system in shambles, landmines remain a festering problem and the opposition is intimidated and split into various factions. President Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola for almost thirty-eight years, has opted not to run for re-election in the August 2017 elections. Instead his hand-picked successor João Lourenço was elected president. Interestingly, dos Santos has not surrendered his presidency of the party.

    This third edition of
    Historical Dictionary of Angola contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Angola.
Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    Pages: 572 • Trim: 6¼ x 9½
    978-1-5381-1122-2 • Hardback • March 2018 • $153.00 • (£119.00)
    978-1-5381-1123-9 • eBook • March 2018 • $145.00 • (£112.00)
    Series: Historical Dictionaries of Africa
    Subjects: History / Africa / General, Reference / Dictionaries
Author
Author
  • W. Martin James is a professor of Political Science at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. He has written several book and numerous articles about Angola. He served as an election monitor to the 1992 Angolan National elections and visited UNITA’s Tenth Party Congress in 2007.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Editor’s Foreword (Jon Woronoff)
    Preface
    Reader’s Note
    Map 1: Angola. Political
    Map 2: Angola. Provincial
    Map 3: Angola. Southern Africa Rail Network
    Map 4: Angola. Minerals
    Acronyms and Abbreviations
    Chronology
    Introduction
    THE DICTIONARY
    Appendices
    I: Selected Name-Place Changes
    II: Major Angolan Leaders since Independence.
    III: Provincial Capitals and Population – 2014
    IV: Angola’s National Public Holidays………
    Bibliography
    About the Author

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