Download or read book Historical Dictionary of The Gambia written by David Perfect and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-09-23 with total page 771 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A former British colony, The Gambia became independent in 1965 and has had only three presidents since then. While The Gambia remained a very poor country under its first prime minister and then president (from 1970), Sir Dawda Jawara, democratic institutions survived, multi-party elections were free and fair, and the country’s human rights record was excellent. In contrast, there were seriously flawed elections and extensive human rights abuses under first the Armed Forces Provisional Ruling Council and then President Yahya Jammeh. Since Adama Barrow became president in 2017, democratic rule and fair elections have been restored, although many challenges remain; for example, the 2020 Constitution has still not been implemented. This book examines all aspects of recorded Gambian history from the 15th century, when the first European expeditions arrived, to the present. Historical Dictionary of The Gambia, Sixth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about The Gambia.
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of The Gambia written by Arnold Hughes and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2008-09-11 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth edition of the Historical Dictionary of The Gambia_through its chronology, introductory essay, appendixes, map, bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, institutions, and significant political, economic, social, and cultural aspects_provides an important reference on this burgeoning African country.
Download or read book Culture and Customs of Gambia written by Abdoulaye S. Saine Ph.D. and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-04-13 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ideal for high school and undergraduate students, this addition to the Culture and Customs of Africa series examines the contemporary cultures and traditions of modern Gambia, from religious customs to literature to cuisine and much more. This title in the Culture and Customs of Africa series examines the traditions and customs of contemporary Gambia, a geographically tiny nation in the vast landscape of Africa that is home to a large number of various ethnic groups, each with its own distinctive way of life. It is a country that has been largely unknown in Western culture, with the exception of Alex Haley's book Roots and subsequent TV series, which highlights Gambia's historic significance in the slave trade. This book illuminates Gambian religion and worldview; literature and media; arts and architecture/housing; gender roles, marriage, and family; social customs, traditional dress, cuisine, and lifestyle; and music and dance. The author has successfully encapsulated both long-ago history and contemporary Gambia to provide students with a complete look at life in Gambia today. Information on past traditions and historic events is discussed in the context of how they pertain to life today and their influence on the constant evolution of Gambian life and culture.
Download or read book National Bibliography of the Gambia written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colonialism in Africa 1870 1960 Volume 5 A Bibliographic Guide to Colonialism in Sub Saharan Africa written by L. H. Gann and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1969 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive study of recent African history, examining the political, social, and economic effects of colonialism.
Download or read book The Gambia National Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A General Bibliography of the Gambia up to 31 December 1977 written by David P. Gamble and published by Hall Reference Books. This book was released on 1979 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ethnic Diversity and Integration in The Gambia written by Godfrey Mwakikagile and published by Continental Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a comprehensive look at The Gambia as a country and as a nation. Subjects covered include a general history of the country, its geography - regions and towns - and its people. It's also a profile of the country's demographic composition. The author looks at the different ethnic groups and their cultures and how they have been able to achieve unity in diversity in one of the most peaceful countries on the African continent. The work is also a study in regional integration with a focus on the Senegambia confederation. The author draws parallels between the short-lived Senegambia confederation and the union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar shedding some light on some of the problems African countries face in their quest for unity. The collapse of the Senegambia confederation is in sharp contrast with the unity The Gambia has achieved within as nation. One of Gambia's most outstanding features is ethnic and cultural integration in spite of the cultural and historical differences among the country's different ethnic groups. People going to The Gambia for the first time may find this work to be useful. It's not a tourist guide but an introductory work covering a wide range of subjects on Africa's smallest country. Members of the general public who want to learn about The Gambia will also find this work to be helpful. The author has also taken a scholarly approach on a number of subjects using well-documented sources in an analytical context and has provided useful insights into the complexities of the country across the spectrum, addressing a wide range of subjects including ethnicity, cultural fusion, and national integration. He also contends that understanding ethnicity as a phenomenon and as an analytical tool and a conceptual framework is critical to any study of African countries most of which are multi-ethnic societies; and that the spatial theory of ethnicity is not applicable in all contexts including Gambia where the opposite - of what the theory says - is true. The work may therefore be useful to students and scholars who are interested in The Gambia. But it should be seen as a general work on The Gambia in spite of the academic approach the author has taken in his analysis of a number of subjects on this country which is also known as a gateway to West Africa.
Download or read book An International Bibliography of African Lexicons written by Melvin K. Hendrix and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains 3,500 entries, representing almost 700 African languages and over 200 dialects, spanning over 400 years of African lexicographical writing and research.
Download or read book Bibliography of Soils of the Tropics Tropics in general and Africa written by Arnold Clifford Orvedal and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Mandinka Balafon written by Lynne Jessup and published by Art Path Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mandinka Balafon offers in depth research on the history, construction, and use of the West African balafon. Lynne Jessup provides a variety of accounts of the origin of the bala, including interviews with the jeli griots of The Gambia. Seventeen transcribed balafon songs are notated with modified box notation and two accompanying CDs, with the history and use of each song. Detailed information is given on the construction and tuning of the Mandinka balafon, with supportive photos and drawings.
Download or read book Bibliographic Guide to Maps and Atlases written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Gambia and the World written by Omar A. Touray and published by GIGA-Hamburg. This book was released on 2000 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bibliography of British History 1914 1989 written by Keith Robbins and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing over 25,000 entries, this unique volume will be absolutely indispensable for all those with an interest in Britain in the twentieth century. Accessibly arranged by theme, with helpful introductions to each chapter, a huge range of topics is covered. There is a comprehensiveindex.
Download or read book The Wolof of Senegambia written by David P Gamble and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Traditions of Origin Nomenclature Grouping Cultural Features: Religion, Witchcraft, Birth, Initiation, Burial Social & Political Organization: Kinship, Marriage, Inheritance, Slavery, Land Tenure, Warfare & Justice Economy & Trade Domestic Architecture Each of the 50 volumes will be available to buy individually, and these are organized into regional sub-groups: East Central Africa, North-Eastern Africa, Southern Africa, West Central Africa, Western Africa, and Central Africa Belgian Congo. The volumes are supplemented with maps, available to view on routledge.com or available as a pdf from the publishers.
Download or read book Joint Acquisitions List of Africana written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book West Africa written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
