Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

by Richard A. Lobban Jr., Peter K. Mendy, Joshua Forrest

Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa, and yet it managed to wrest its independence from Portugal back in 1973, at the cost of a long and bitter struggle against seemingly implacable odds. This was a time to be proud of, and there was also a moment about two decades ago, when it looked like a trendsetter for democracy. Since then things have gone seriously wrong, with a collapsing infrastructure, a dilapidated economy and a political stage...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810853108
• ISBN13: 9780810853102
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 642 Pages
• Weight: 2.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"